One of the great things about india, particularly when compared to china, is the degree of political freedom and freedom of expression. Slightly perturbing therefore, to see a large black out over one of the articles in last weeks Economist. There was a very good Briefing on India with a series of articles, but one obviously fell foul of someone or something. Haven't yet worked out which was the offending article, but will update as soon as I have.
I hear differing views on the degree of press freedom in India. Lots of journalists I speak to say that they write and say pretty much what they want, others suggest they have to take care. Someone even suggested I should be careful what I write on this blog or risk deportation! Seems highly unlikely and I'm not that easily cowed.
http://www.thehindu.com/news/international/india-censoring-maps-economist/article3949371.ece
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