>Horrible idea. Can anyone explain what is motivating the Indian government to require such access? We all basically know what the deal is with China and certai

>Horrible idea. Can anyone explain what is motivating the Indian government to require such access? We all basically know what the deal is with China and certain oppressive regimes in the middle east, but India is an actual democracy (maybe with a somewhat high level of corruption.) Democracy in that sense is an empty word. You mean it's a democracy because people get to vote? In the US the democratic part amounts to getting to chose between the same two century old parties, which have heavy corporate backing and dead-ringer platforms. With the main issues (economic policy, foreign policy, educational policy, labour laws) are only debated superficially, reduced to slogans and yes/no decisions. Still, the democratic US snoops on its own citizens, maintains (and demands ISP's maintain) huge backlogs of private data, has the Patriot Act, has private prisons, the list goes on and on...