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Apar Gupta

With new rules to snoop on online content, India is moving towards the Chinese model of surveillance

India can only battle disinformation online once it passes a comprehensive privacy law.

Apar Gupta
· Dec 24, 2018 · 02:01 pm
Cautious optimism: Does the Supreme Court’s Aadhaar-PAN decision hold hope for a future victory?

The court says the unique identity project must pass a stringent test under the right to privacy and human dignity. Will it?

Apar Gupta
· Jun 12, 2017 · 09:00 am
The licence raj is alive and kicking – and it is being used to control the media

Big Brother wants to not just watch but actively shape opinion as well.

Apar Gupta
· Nov 09, 2016 · 12:30 pm

A history lesson for Nitish Kumar: prohibition does not work

As Bihar tries to implement prohibition, it would do well to remember that India has been trying to get its citizens to stop drinking since 1950. But this has only encouraged bootlegging.

Apar Gupta
· Nov 27, 2015 · 12:05 pm