For the fifth year in a row, India topped the world in internet shutdowns, according to an international report by Access Now and KeepItOn Coalition. Why do internet shutdowns happen in a democracy like India? What is the economic, social and academic fallout of such shutdowns? What is the legal recourse for Indian citizens? Apar Gupta, executive director, of Internet Freedom Foundation chats with Takshashila Institution's Sachin Kalbag on these pressing questions.

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