World’s Largest Democracy Censors A British Magazine

[Bond]

says the person whose opinion is equivalent to trash in his country..

world largest democracy is also world biggest laughing stock

 

[secularbuster]

Good thing if we have banned them. Make them persona non grata. Arrest their executives on arrival.

And then go on lecturing others about freedom of speech and democracy. Everything is possible for those whose principle is to have no principle. Indians are indeed utterly shameless!

 

[acetophenol]

India banned a magazine doesn't mean that she has given up its policy of democracy.
Any one is still free to protest against its banning. Any one can run a case against the banning in indian courts.

 

[Roybot]

And then go on lecturing others about freedom of speech and democracy. Everything is possible for those whose principle is to have no principle. Indians are indeed utterly shameless!

Yup the same country that also banned books like Satanic verses and Lajja.

 

[BanglaBhoot]

They don't sell that many "the economist" in Pakistan. So people didn't notice, besides Pakistan has a lot of other things going on at this stage which needs its attention.

Pakistan: 2010 Jul-Dec circulation: 1,932

India: 2010 Jul-Dec circulation: 27,794

The Economist Group: Media information :: Home

This does not explain why India censored the magazine.

 

[Roybot]

This does not explain why India censored the magazine.

I suggest you read up on this.

Article 19 (1; a) ensures the implicit freedom but Article 19 (2) qualifies this in explicit terms. The Parliamentary Proceedings (protection of Publication) Act of 1977 and the Prevention of Publication of Objectionable Matter (Repeal Act) of 1977 further reinforce and restrict these freedoms.


Freedom of speech is not bigger than the law of the land.

 

[Bond]

Parts of the state of Jammu and Kashmir is under adverse possession by Pakistan and China. Economist is trying to make the De Facto DE Jure . India should resist such affront on its territory vigorously as any concession would be seen as an approval of illegal encroachments by its neighbors. Where does publications like Economist get their self righteous ideas from, under the garb of democracy and free speech?

 

[Tiki Tam Tam]

The Economist was censored due to this map -

http://www.ahmedquraishi.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/kash-india-pak-china-economist-1-may11.jpg

Nothing new or sensational at all.

It is the govt policy on this type of cartographic interpretation and it is known to all publishers.

It is like showing Tibet to be independent of China.

Or showing Bangladesh as 'East Pakistan'.

If I am not mistaken, many years back, one issue of Time magazine was similarly treated.

 

[BanglaBhoot]

I suggest you read up on this.

Article 19 (1; a) ensures the implicit freedom but Article 19 (2) qualifies this in explicit terms. The Parliamentary Proceedings (protection of Publication) Act of 1977 and the Prevention of Publication of Objectionable Matter (Repeal Act) of 1977 further reinforce and restrict these freedoms.


Freedom of speech is not bigger than the law of the land.

So you are saying that this map is extremely dangerous for India and so should be censored.

 

[CardSharp]

This incident is also similar, The Economist can recirculate after they post a sticker to blank the map.

Ahhh now I remember they delay the issue a day to stick stickers over the map.

 

[Renegade]

India's position on the depiction of its territory is well know, we do not allow the publication of any map that doe's not depict the actual frontiers of the country.

It can only be said that "The Economist' has been rather naive on this issue, while it has every right to publish the map as it sees fit, but these have to confirm to Indian laws, at least in India. Non compliance with such laws will undoubtedly earn it a censor. It is also important to note that other international news organizations comply with Indian laws when it comes to publication of Indian maps in India, while still showing the disputed territory status in their international editions. It confirms to our laws, while not distorting the ground reality, such maturity seems to have escaped 'The Economist' specially on this issue.

 

[BanglaBhoot]

Nothing new or sensational at all.

It is the govt policy on this type of cartographic interpretation and it is known to all publishers.

It is like showing Tibet to be independent of China.

Or showing Bangladesh as 'East Pakistan'.

If I am not mistaken, many years back, one issue of Time magazine was similarly treated.

But censoring a map ....! I could understand censoring or banning comment that insults religious sentiment or child pornography but a map!!!!!!

 

[Renegade]

If I'm not mistake this is the second time India has delayed/censored the Economist over the JK issue. Back when I read the Economist more regularly, I remember them running an article about how India delayed the distrubtion of one of their editions over a similar map of JK. It seems that they've now outright banned the economist if they print the map.

No one is out rightly banning The Economist, the map simply gets censored & the issue gets published. Do check the facts before making maxi-mist statements like this.

 

[BanglaBhoot]

India allowed nude depictions of Hindu Goddesses but bans a map .....

 

[Tiki Tam Tam]

India allowed nude depictions of Hindu Goddesses but bans a map .....

I am sure you remember the cartoons in Denmark.

For the West it was 'freedom of speech'.

But the Islamic world did not see it that way, did it?

One has to understand issues by applying the mind.

But then, that is what seems to be lacking when pandering to pet hates.