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Yes, its good that the Indian press is now also paying attention to
the larger challenge of Internet governance - of the implications of
the current undemocratic regimes and processes....<br>
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The Hindu is one of India's most respected and sober dailies and its
Op-Ed today has an article on the issue. The Op-Ed page also carries
the civil society statement, which now has more than 50 institutions
from across the world endorsing it. (statement also available in
chinese, spanish, french and portuguese on <a
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href="http://www.itforchange.net/civil_society_statement_on_democratic_internet">http://www.itforchange.net/civil_society_statement_on_democratic_internet</a>
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Link to the Joint civil society statement - in The Hindu Op-Ed : <a
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href="http://www.thehindu.com/opinion/op-ed/article3426290.ece">http://www.thehindu.com/opinion/op-ed/article3426290.ece</a><br>
Link to the article - The Hindu Op-Ed : <a
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href="http://www.thehindu.com/opinion/op-ed/article3426292.ece">http://www.thehindu.com/opinion/op-ed/article3426292.ece</a><br>
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As the article and the statement explain, many of us have been
crying 'Govt takeover' too often and too long... and it is high
time we *<b><u>also</u></b>* discuss the emperor's robes (sorry for
mixed metaphors:-) )<br>
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regards<br>
Guru<br>
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On 16/05/12 22:11, Sivasubramanian M wrote:<br>
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The good news is that the press is beginning to pay attention to
what our Government is doing on its own, without due consultation.<br>
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