<div dir="ltr">Well, it is not very much surprising to me. After all, that is what politicians do, they lack understanding, they mess things up, and claim that the west is behind such a conspiracy.<br><br>With India hosting the third IGF meeting (in Hyderabad) and the 31st ICANN meeting (in New Delhi), he should have done much better.<br>
<br>Fahd<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Thu, Aug 2, 2012 at 8:19 AM, Adam Peake <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:ajp@glocom.ac.jp" target="_blank">ajp@glocom.ac.jp</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
<<a href="http://www.circleid.com/posts/20120729_globally_internet_traffic_passes_through_13_root_servers/#.UBoL2jEe7hU" target="_blank">http://www.circleid.com/posts/20120729_globally_internet_traffic_passes_through_13_root_servers/#.UBoL2jEe7hU</a>><br>
"Globally, Internet Traffic Passes Through 13 Root Servers" (!)<br>
<br>
<br>
Question: Who governs the internet at present?<br>
<br>
Sachin Pilot, minister of state for communications and information technology:<br>
<br>
"Globally, internet traffic passes through 13 root servers. Nine of<br>
them are in the US, two each in Japan and Western Europe. These<br>
servers move the information. I believe India and other countries<br>
ought to play a much more relevant role in managing traffic flows. The<br>
internet is a global resource whose governance can't be limited to a<br>
particular geography."<br>
<br>
(Times of India, interview<br>
<<a href="http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-07-30/edit-page/32924041_1_internet-governance-internet-corporation-root-servers" target="_blank">http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-07-30/edit-page/32924041_1_internet-governance-internet-corporation-root-servers</a>>)<br>
<br>
Excellent, we're back in 2002/3.<br>
<span class="HOEnZb"><font color="#888888"><br>
Adam<br>
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