Chindia Rules - Indian Blogs, China-style Censorship

India's big dream for itself is to transform Bombay to a Shanghai like shimmering city by the sea. Dr. Manmohan Singh, the Indian Prime Minister, has made no secret of this desire of his. While Shanghai remains a distant reach for Mumbai - as of now - India's managed the dubious distinction of mimicking China's stranglehold on spontaneous creativity.

Last week, I wrote about the bomb blasts in Bombay. One of the bigger fallouts of the blasts has ... Full Story »

Posted by Rod Amis
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Posted by: Posted by Rod Amis - Jul 20, 2006 - 2:32 PM PDT
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Edited by: Rod Amis - Jul 20, 2006 - 2:33 PM PDT

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by Rod Amis - Oct. 1, 2008

This is an well-written and informative post of the issue of government attempts in India to censor bloggers.

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Ezra Fox
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by Ezra Fox - Oct. 1, 2008

Good job on picking up the quotations from the BBC and The Hindu. The biggest strength is in extending the implications of the censorship. The links to circumventing the bans are also very helpful.

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