Use smartphone only in emergency situations, govt directs babus fearing theft of sensitive data

New Delhi: Fearing hacking and theft of sensitive data, the government has put “restrictions” on use of smartphones by bureaucrats in all central ministries and departments. The government has reportedly instructed bureaucrats that smartphones should be used only as a last resort and in emergency situations to discuss sensitive official work. Officials of Ministry of…

Speaking of Freedom of Speech

Many of my Indian American friends, generally a well-informed group, are often surprised to learn that their resident Indian cousins don’t have the kind of freedom of speech they routinely enjoy in the United States. They assume quite reasonably that in India too, just like in the United States—both celebrated as exemplars of robust democracies—there…