Policy Peepul Feed: Recent Episodes
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In this episode, I am joined by Apar Gupta and Vasu. Apar is a practicing lawyer who has worked extensively on free speech, censorship and defamation. He also played a key role in the #SaveTheInternet campaign.
He tohtally lawyered us by explaining how censorship is treated in India. We also talk about the relevance and impact of criminal defamation suits, how they are used to have a 'chilling effect' and what might be the solution to prevent misuse of defamation lawsuits.
Do visit Apar's website: www.apargupta.com where you can find some of his writings on media, censorship, cyberlaw and much more. You can follow him on Twitter www.twitter.com/aparatbar.
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In this episode, I am joined by Mr Analyst who works with a Member of Parliament (Lok Sabha). We discuss some highlights of the past two years in Parliament -- including Land Acquisition, GST and also the consultation process for legislation -- and throw around some thoughts about taxation. Mr Analyst tells us some interesting things about devolution of taxes from centre to the states.
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