Reeks of propoganda (Score 1)

There has been no move by the Indian government to levy protectionist policies against Internet giants. What the government is trying to do is push the SaaS companies to host the data out of the Indian territory, something most of the western governments are already doing as part of regulations to some extent or the other. It is a matter of security (There is the other extreme of over policing that we have to worry about). But it does not put the multinationals at any disadvantage as all the companies have to bear the same cost of hosting the data infrastructure within the country. This manipulative agenda is nothing but a cowardly attempt at building pressure on Indian agencies to withdraw and playing the protectionist card.