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Frankly, India's got a 40% poverty rate. They care about the basic needs of their people first. If they do care about digital media, it's very, very, very low

Frankly, India's got a 40% poverty rate. They care about the basic needs of their people first. If they do care about digital media, it's very, very, very low on the list of priorities.

papachito 16y ago
As a matter of fact, the digital economy play a huge role in the 60% abot poverty rate. So it should matter to them.
- ericd 16y ago
  You're not talking about digital media in that case. It's the rest of the "digital economy" that matters to them, specifically the telecommunications part.
- shadowfox 16y ago
  Care to elaborate?
vamsee 16y ago
I find that a wee bit patronizing. You'd be surprised how rapidly the economy and priorities are changing in India. While basic needs are important, that's not the only thing we care about. Individual rights, technology, infrastructure, you name it, India is changing in every facet of political and social spectrum. This is very much in tune with the current level of policy awareness/activism in India.
- nebula 16y ago
  'Individual rights' in India? I would be pleased if you can point me to something (an event, a case won, etc.,) that highlights the fact that there's hope that eventually India would move towards respecting individual rights.
  - boundlessdreamz 16y ago
    What makes you think it is not respected now? Are you an Indian. I think my individual rights are fairly well protected (except if i'm in lawless state like Bihar)
    - india 16y ago
      I am an Indian and I can point you to a number of incidents involving banning of books, movies and jailing of artists. People jailed for posting anti Sonia Gandhi messages on Orkut[1], banning of the comic Savita Bhabhi[2], seizing of Ask Me servers pre trial[3] are recent relevant examples off the top of my head. [1] http://www.merinews.com/article/man-jailed-for-posting-obscene-content-on-orkut/134255.shtml http://www.merinews.com/article/man-jailed-for-posting-obsce... [2] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Savita_Bhabhi#Ban_and_criticism_of_the_ban http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Savita_Bhabhi#Ban_and_criticism... [3] http://news.oneindia.in/2010/01/30/data-theft-hc-asks-askme-in-to-shut-down.html http://news.oneindia.in/2010/01/30/data-theft-hc-asks-askme-...
      - boundlessdreamz 16y ago
        Apart from [3] which I don't have much idea of, the other two instances, the state acted within the framework of the law. Granted that, the orkut case the state cracked down disproportionately. But If i want to criticize sonia gandhi on a blog, I can as long as I keep the language civil. That's what I meant by my comment that my freedoms are fairly well protected. We do have some very archaic laws and I woud like less censorship on the matters of religion and pornography but even within the current framework of laws a great deal can be done
        deleted 16y ago
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  - sunny_s 16y ago
    yes, a former head of state police has been brought to book for molesting a girl who committed suicide when the incident took place. Problem is that it takes so much time for verdicts that its almost justice denied. But there is some effort being there. For instance the 'mission undertrial' that the law minister launched this Feb. Almost 1 lakh accused of petty crimes were just languishing in jails without a hearing, all of them have been released. Problem here is that we tend to take two steps forward and one step back. I hope that changes.
gaius 16y ago
India has nuclear weapons, aircraft carriers and a space programme. Just a little perspective there. To all intents and purposes it's a wealthy, modern, powerful country, not a third-world backwater. Regardless of your stance on intellectual property, there's no justification for India behaving any differently than the US or an EU country.
- democracy 16y ago
  Sorry to disappoint you, but India IS a developing third-world country (though the term "third-world" is somehow old and maybe doesn't reflect the current political situtation any more).

Frankly, India's got a 40% poverty rate. They care about the basic needs of their people first. If they do care about digital media, it's very, very, very low on the list of priorities.

papachito 16y ago

As a matter of fact, the digital economy play a huge role in the 60% abot poverty rate. So it should matter to them.

ericd 16y ago
You're not talking about digital media in that case. It's the rest of the "digital economy" that matters to them, specifically the telecommunications part.
shadowfox 16y ago
Care to elaborate?

vamsee 16y ago

I find that a wee bit patronizing. You'd be surprised how rapidly the economy and priorities are changing in India. While basic needs are important, that's not the only thing we care about. Individual rights, technology, infrastructure, you name it, India is changing in every facet of political and social spectrum. This is very much in tune with the current level of policy awareness/activism in India.

nebula 16y ago
'Individual rights' in India? I would be pleased if you can point me to something (an event, a case won, etc.,) that highlights the fact that there's hope that eventually India would move towards respecting individual rights.
- boundlessdreamz 16y ago
  What makes you think it is not respected now? Are you an Indian. I think my individual rights are fairly well protected (except if i'm in lawless state like Bihar)
  - india 16y ago
    I am an Indian and I can point you to a number of incidents involving banning of books, movies and jailing of artists. People jailed for posting anti Sonia Gandhi messages on Orkut[1], banning of the comic Savita Bhabhi[2], seizing of Ask Me servers pre trial[3] are recent relevant examples off the top of my head. [1] http://www.merinews.com/article/man-jailed-for-posting-obscene-content-on-orkut/134255.shtml http://www.merinews.com/article/man-jailed-for-posting-obsce... [2] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Savita_Bhabhi#Ban_and_criticism_of_the_ban http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Savita_Bhabhi#Ban_and_criticism... [3] http://news.oneindia.in/2010/01/30/data-theft-hc-asks-askme-in-to-shut-down.html http://news.oneindia.in/2010/01/30/data-theft-hc-asks-askme-...
    - boundlessdreamz 16y ago
      Apart from [3] which I don't have much idea of, the other two instances, the state acted within the framework of the law. Granted that, the orkut case the state cracked down disproportionately. But If i want to criticize sonia gandhi on a blog, I can as long as I keep the language civil. That's what I meant by my comment that my freedoms are fairly well protected. We do have some very archaic laws and I woud like less censorship on the matters of religion and pornography but even within the current framework of laws a great deal can be done
      - deleted 16y ago
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- sunny_s 16y ago
  yes, a former head of state police has been brought to book for molesting a girl who committed suicide when the incident took place. Problem is that it takes so much time for verdicts that its almost justice denied. But there is some effort being there. For instance the 'mission undertrial' that the law minister launched this Feb. Almost 1 lakh accused of petty crimes were just languishing in jails without a hearing, all of them have been released. Problem here is that we tend to take two steps forward and one step back. I hope that changes.

gaius 16y ago

India has nuclear weapons, aircraft carriers and a space programme. Just a little perspective there. To all intents and purposes it's a wealthy, modern, powerful country, not a third-world backwater. Regardless of your stance on intellectual property, there's no justification for India behaving any differently than the US or an EU country.

democracy 16y ago
Sorry to disappoint you, but India IS a developing third-world country (though the term "third-world" is somehow old and maybe doesn't reflect the current political situtation any more).