People in the developed world, in line with their general ignorance of developing countries, seem to not be aware of some important facts.
India is set to overtake the U.S. as the world’s largest Facebook market by number of users
as early as 2015.
7% of India has internet access, and given India's population, even 7% of its population amounts to more people than many Western European countries.
Internet censorship is therefore a big deal and it will affect the lives of millions.
Like all developing countries, India grapples with poverty. But on the other end, the rich and middle-class in India are at levels of Western society, in terms of both awareness and with a very major stake in the internet.