[governance] India Proposes Government Controlled Internet

[KovenRonald at aol.com]

Dear Parminder --

Nobody has impugned the motives of the Indian government in this matter.

The problem is how does one create a UN body that is not dominated by a 
majority of UN member states that are not working democracies. China, Russia 
and other countries that -- unlike India -- do indeed seek control over the 
Internet are bound to weigh very heavily in any such body. Consider, for 
example, the checkered history of the UN Human Rights Council.

It is in that context that I advocate "leaving well enough alone," not out 
of any desire to perpetuate neo-colonialist domination. The present setup is 
indeed messy and theoretically most unsatisfactory. The problem is, what is 
in practice the real alternative ?

Best regards, Rony Koven
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