Chaitali

Chaitali (IPA: /t͡ʃoi̯t̪ali/; IAST: Caitālī) is a structured documentation and content development cycle on The Sunil Abraham Project (TSAP). The first Chaitali cycle runs from Sunday, 1 March 2026 to Tuesday, 14 April 2026, concluding on the final day of the month of Chaitra. Undertaken during a period recognised across several Indian calendar traditions as one of transition and renewal, Chaitali designates a focused phase for content creation, expansion of existing work, and forward planning within TSAP.

Rather than functioning as a productivity sprint, Chaitali is framed as a steady and disciplined phase of growth aligned with the transitional character of the Chaitra period. Chaitali 2026 is documented as part of the evolving institutional history of TSAP. Future iterations, if undertaken, may develop independently in scope and structure.

Scope

Chaitali focuses on the systematic expansion of existing pages, the creation of new research-oriented entries, and the strengthening of the site’s structural integrity. Work undertaken during this period includes publication additions, structural refinements, documentation improvements, and experimental design iterations within the TSAP framework.

Chaitra

Chaitra (Devanagari: चैत्र) is a traditional month name used in several Indian calendar systems. The name “Chaitra” is derived from the Chitra nakshatra (lunar asterism), with which the full moon of the month is traditionally associated. In many lunisolar calendars across northern, western, and parts of southern India, Chaitra is treated as the first month of the year and marks the beginning of a new annual cycle. In regional solar calendars such as those used in Bengal (Bangla: চৈত্র) and Odisha (Odia: ଚୈତ୍ର), Chaitra appears as the twelfth and final month of the year, preceding the start of the new regional year in mid-April.

Although calendar structures vary across India, the period corresponding to Chaitra generally falls in March–April in the Gregorian calendar and is associated with seasonal transition.

Tagore’s Chaitali

The title Chaitali derives from the same seasonal vocabulary as Chaitra, evoking the mood and temporal associations of the month. Rabindranath Tagore published a poetry collection under this title in 1896. The collection was later included in Tagore’s compiled poetical works published by Visva-Bharati.

Autograph manuscript in Bengali by Rabindranath Tagore beginning with 'তুমি যদি বক্ষোমাঝে থাক নিরবধি'
Autograph manuscript of a poem by Rabindranath Tagore, included in Chaitali.
Bengali:
তুমি যদি বক্ষোমাঝে থাক নিরবধি,
তোমার আনন্দমূর্তি নিত্য হেরে যদি
এ মুগ্ধ নয়ন মোর, — পরাণ-বল্লভ,
তোমার কোমলকান্ত চরণ পল্লব
চিরস্পর্শ রেখে দেয় জীবন তরীতে,—
কোনো ভয় নাহি করি বাঁচিতে মরিতে।
English translation:
If you dwell within my heart without end,
If my enchanted eyes behold your form of bliss
Each day — O beloved of my soul —
If the tender grace of your feet
Leaves its abiding touch upon the vessel of my life,
I shall fear nothing — in living or in dying.

Pages Created During Chaitali 2026

During Chaitali 2026, 228 pages have been created.

  1. 1 March 2026 : Chaitali — Chaitali is a structured documentation and content development cycle on The Sunil Abraham Project, first undertaken from 1 March 2026 to 14 April 2026 during the month of Chaitra.
  2. 1 March 2026 : Google Goes Offline to Get Small Cos Online — A Mint news report by K. Raghu on Google India's offline outreach strategy for small businesses, with Sunil Abraham on Google's advantage in monitoring new website registrations.
  3. 1 March 2026 : Govt Wants to Scrub the Internet Clean — A Mint news report by Surabhi Agarwal and Leslie D'Monte on Kapil Sibal's push to pre-screen online content, with Sunil Abraham calling it unconstitutional and technically impossible.
  4. 2 March 2026 : A Grass-Roots Challenge to the UID Project — A Mint field report by Karen Leigh from Kibbanahalli, Karnataka, on the awareness gap in Aadhaar's early enrolment pilots, with Sunil Abraham on the consent problem at the programme's core.
  5. 2 March 2026 : Supreme Court Provides Partial Relief for Aadhaar — A Mint news report by Apurva Vishwanath and Saurabh Kumar on the Supreme Court's October 2015 interim order expanding Aadhaar's permitted uses, with Sunil Abraham on the flawed reasoning behind the Jan Dhan carve-out.
  6. 3 March 2026 : Ayodhya Trending on Twitter Sparks Censorship Concerns — A Mint news report by Surabhi Agarwal on the ShauryaDiwas and Babri Masjid hashtags trending on the 20th anniversary of the demolition, with Sunil Abraham noting that fringe groups use extreme positions to attract attention.
  7. 3 March 2026 : Growing Up Geek — A Mint feature by Gopal Sathe on how Indian parents and children are navigating technology, with Sunil Abraham cautioning that tablets hinder fine motor and social skill development in young children.
  8. 3 March 2026 : Govt Plans Inter-Ministerial Panel on Internet Policy — A Mint news report by Surabhi Agarwal on the government's proposed inter-ministerial Internet panel and UN-CIRP proposal, with Sunil Abraham reserving judgement until the body's actual coordination outputs are known.
  9. 3 March 2026 : John Doe Order Issued for Gangs of Wasseypur — A Mint news report by Surabhi Agarwal and Shuchi Bansal on the Bombay High Court's John Doe order for Viacom 18's film, with Sunil Abraham on the disproportionate harm of blanket website blocks.
  10. 3 March 2026 : Policy to Help Differently Abled Access Govt Websites Approved — A Mint news report by Moulishree Srivastava and Anirban Sen on India's National Policy on Universal Electronic Accessibility, with Sunil Abraham of CIS noting that most companies still lack the data services needed for accessibility technology.
  11. 3 March 2026 : Supreme Court Sets Up Constitution Bench to Hear Aadhaar Privacy Issues — A Mint news report by Priyanka Mittal on CJI J.S. Khehar setting 18–19 July 2017 for the Supreme Court constitution bench hearing on whether the right to privacy is a fundamental right and whether Aadhaar breaches it.
  12. 3 March 2026 : Issue of Duplication of Identities of Users Under Control: Nilekani — A Mint news report by Anirban Sen on UIDAI chief Nandan Nilekani's claims of 99.99% system accuracy, alongside Sunil Abraham's blog post arguing that UID's reliance on biometrics is deeply flawed in design.
  13. 4 March 2026 : Are Connected Tech Toys Too Smart for Their Own Good? — A Mint feature by Abhijit Ahaskar on the privacy and security risks of IoT-enabled children's toys, with Sunil Abraham noting that smart toys are currently regulated under Section 43A of the IT Act.
  14. 4 March 2026 : Telcos Want to Curb Internet Speed to 64 Kbps in Fair Usage Plans — A Mint news report by Arunabh Saikia on telecom firms' push to throttle broadband to 64 kbps under fair usage plans, with Sunil Abraham calling it anti-consumer and urging TRAI to ensure usable speeds post-FUP.
  15. 5 March 2026 : Broadband User Base Still Has a Long Way to Go — A Mint feature by Leslie D'Monte and Deepti Chaudhary on India crossing 100 million internet users while broadband penetration lags, with Sunil Abraham noting the government had not done enough to facilitate broadband adoption.
  16. 5 March 2026 : Pitroda Seeks to Put Govt Information in Public Domain — A Mint news report by Surabhi Agarwal and Kirthi Rao on India's first government press conference on Twitter, with Sunil Abraham cautioning that one bureaucrat available on Twitter does not substitute for a sustained government presence on social media.
  17. 6 March 2026 : Ahead of Data Protection Law Roll Out, Experts Caution That It Shouldn't Limit Collection and Use of Data — A Firstpost report on an IAMAI seminar where experts including Sunil Abraham and Kamlesh Bajaj debated the shape of India's forthcoming data protection law.
  18. 6 March 2026 : Dissent on Aadhaar: New Book Highlights Limitations of ID Project, Legal and Tech Opposition to It — A Firstpost review of Dissent on Aadhaar: Big Data Meets Big Brother, edited by Reetika Khera, examining the book's critique of India's biometric ID system.
  19. 6 March 2026 : EC Guidelines on Social Media: Welcome Move, but Not Enough — A Firstpost analysis by Shruti Dhapola assessing the Election Commission's 2013 social media guidelines, with experts including Sunil Abraham flagging gaps in their scope.
  20. 6 March 2026 : India's Central Monitoring System: Security Can't Come at Cost of Privacy — A Firstpost analysis by Danish examining expert concerns over India's Central Monitoring System, its lack of oversight, and the tension between surveillance and privacy.
  21. 6 March 2026 : Right to Be Forgotten Poses a Legal Dilemma in India — A Mint feature by Leslie D'Monte on the legal vacuum around the right to be forgotten in India following the EU's landmark ruling, with Sunil Abraham arguing such cases should pass a public interest test.
  22. 6 March 2026 : Sunil Abraham and Firstpost — An archive of Sunil Abraham's writings and media coverage in Firstpost, bringing together articles authored by him and reports quoting his commentary.
  23. 7 March 2026 : Aadhaar-Privacy Debate: How the 12-Digit Number Went from Personal Identifier to All-Pervasive Transaction Tool — A Firstpost explainer tracing Aadhaar's evolution from a welfare identification scheme to a universal transaction tool, covering data leaks, biometric failures, and constitutional challenges.
  24. 7 March 2026 : Indian Government Wants to Monitor Social Networks — A Firstpost report on the Union Home Ministry's directive to DoT to monitor Facebook and Twitter, with Sunil Abraham criticising blanket surveillance as wasteful and ineffective.
  25. 7 March 2026 : India's Vanishing Fingerprints Put UID in Question — A Firstpost investigation by Pallavi Polanki into biometric failures at Delhi's UID enrolment centres, with Sunil Abraham questioning the project's statistical foundations.
  26. 7 March 2026 : Location Tracking: Why the Govt-Mobile Manufacturer War Won't End Soon — A Firstpost report by Danish on the standoff between India's government and telecom operators over mandatory location-based services, and the privacy concerns it raises.
  27. 7 March 2026 : Net Domains in Indian Languages Coming Soon — A Firstpost report on NIXI's announcement of .Bharat internationalised domain names in seven Indian languages, with expert views on its likely reach and limitations.
  28. 7 March 2026 : Nowhere to Hide: Govt Making Your Personal Details Public — A Firstpost report summarising a Business Standard investigation into government departments publishing citizens' sensitive personal and financial data online without safeguards.
  29. 7 March 2026 : Parl Panel Recommendations to IT Act Leave Online Activists Divided — A Firstpost report by Danish on the Parliamentary Committee's critique of the IT Intermediary Rules and Section 66A, with Sunil Abraham welcoming the proposed constitutional safeguards.
  30. 8 March 2026 : Aadhaar Virtual ID: What Is It and Will It Help Keep Your Information Secure? — A News Minute explainer on UIDAI's 16-digit Virtual ID system, examining how it works and whether it adequately addresses Aadhaar data security concerns.
  31. 8 March 2026 : Carnegie Global Tech Summit: Experts Discuss Data Protection Act; Hail Digitisation, Regulation in India's Financial Sector — An ANI report on the 9th Carnegie Global Tech Summit session on India's data governance approach, featuring views on the Digital Personal Data Protection Act.
  32. 8 March 2026 : Every Move You Make — A Swarajya magazine feature by Seetha examining India's expanding surveillance infrastructure — from Aadhaar and NATGRID to CMS and DNA profiling — and the absence of privacy law.
  33. 8 March 2026 : Facebook Is No Charity, and the 'Free' in Free Basics Comes at a Price — A News Minute piece by Mark Graham arguing that Facebook's Free Basics service violates net neutrality and serves corporate interests rather than the poor.
  34. 8 March 2026 : FreedomYUG: Doc Till You Drop — An Open Source For You column urging government bodies and NGOs in India to abandon proprietary doc formats and adopt open standards, citing Sunil Abraham's advocacy work.
  35. 8 March 2026 : Infosys Launches Open-Source Responsible AI Toolkit to Enhance Trust and Transparency in AI — A press release via ThePrint announcing Infosys' open-source Responsible AI Toolkit, with reactions from industry, government, and Meta's Sunil Abraham.
  36. 8 March 2026 : Is the Karnataka Government Going to Be the New Goonda in the State? — A News Minute report on opposition to Karnataka's Goonda Act amendment, which extended its ambit to digital offences under the IT Act and Copyright Act.
  37. 8 March 2026 : Modi Govt Warns States to Watch Out for Cyber-Security Threats, Prove Preparedness — A ThePrint report by Amrita Nayak Dutta on MeitY's directive to states to draft cyber crisis plans, appoint CISOs, and audit IT infrastructure against cyber threats.
  38. 8 March 2026 : Respite from Internet Censorship? — A Digit feature by Nimish Sawant examining India's website blocking controversy of 2012 and the structural threats to internet freedom posed by the IT Intermediaries Guidelines Rules.
  39. 8 March 2026 : Sunil Abraham and ThePrint — A collection of news reports in ThePrint that include commentary from Sunil Abraham on technology policy, digital rights, and internet governance.
  40. 9 March 2026 : If an Indian Party Acted Like Cambridge Analytica, It Will Not Be Guilty Under Current Laws — A Newslaundry interview with Sunil Abraham on the Facebook–Cambridge Analytica scandal, India's absent data protection law, and the risks of data-driven political manipulation.
  41. 9 March 2026 : Reliance Jio Chat Compromises User Security, Claims a Hackers' Collective — A Newslaundry news report by Arunabh Saikia on Anonymous India's claims that the Reliance Jio Chat app lacked encryption, with responses from Sunil Abraham, Nikhil Pahwa, and Reliance.
  42. 9 March 2026 : Sunil Abraham and Newslaundry — A collection of Newslaundry reports and stories that include commentary from Sunil Abraham on technology policy, privacy, and digital governance.
  43. 9 March 2026 : Under Modi Government, Foreign Funding of NGOs Has Come Down — A Newslaundry investigative report by Himadri Ghosh on the sharp decline in foreign contributions to Indian NGOs after 2014, drawing on RTI data from the Ministry of Home Affairs.
  44. 9 March 2026 : What Does the Shift from Paytm Wallet to Paytm Payments Bank Limited Mean for You? — A Newslaundry explainer by Cherry Agarwal on the transition from Paytm Wallet to Paytm Payments Bank Limited, its implications for user security and accountability, with comment from Sunil Abraham.
  45. 9 March 2026 : Why You Should Keep a Close Eye on the Net Neutrality Debate in the US — A Digit feature by Subhrojit Mallick on the FCC's 2017 net neutrality repeal, its global implications, and what it means for India's internet policy.
  46. 10 March 2026 : Government Plans Tighter Rules for Social Media Brands Like Facebook, TikTok, ShareChat — A CNBC-TV18 news report by Sunny Sen on the Indian government's plans to tighten intermediary liability rules for social media platforms, with comment from Sunil Abraham.
  47. 10 March 2026 : Parties Give Short Shrift to Privacy — A Millennium Post news report by Pratap Vikram on how the 2014 election manifestoes of major Indian political parties ignored privacy legislation, internet governance, and IT Act reform.
  48. 11 March 2026 : Helping Institutions Embrace Open Access — An IndiaBioscience event report on a panel discussion at IISc on institutional open access policies, moderated by Sunil Abraham of the Centre for Internet and Society.
  49. 11 March 2026 : More Pressure on WhatsApp! Govt Says Trace Origin of Messages to Fight Fake News — A Business Today news report on MeitY's third letter to WhatsApp demanding message traceability to combat fake news, with comment from Sunil Abraham on metadata-based traceability.
  50. 11 March 2026 : Nokia Eyes GeNext to Tap Mobile Email Mkt — An India Today report on Nokia's push to grow its mobile email market in India by targeting youth under 25, featuring comments from Sunil Abraham of CIS.
  51. 11 March 2026 : Oyo Hotels' Real-Time Digital Record Database Sparks Privacy Fears — A BloombergQuint news report by Nishant Sharma on OYO Hotels' pilot real-time guest database and its privacy implications, with comment from Sunil Abraham and Pranesh Prakash of CIS.
  52. 11 March 2026 : Stad in het Vizier (City in Focus) — A farewell lecture by Caroline Nevejan delivered at the University of Amsterdam on 26 June 2025, reflecting on her tenure as Professor of Designing Urban Experience and Chief Science Officer of the City of Amsterdam. The lecture cites Sunil Abraham in a discussion of digital culture and the homogenisation of online narratives.
  53. 11 March 2026 : WannaCry Ransomware: How Agencies Like NSA of US Contributed to Fragility of Global Information Society — An opinion column by Sunil Abraham in India Today on how the NSA's hoarding of zero-day vulnerabilities enabled the WannaCry ransomware attack, and the case for Free and Open Source Software.
  54. 12 March 2026 : Big Brothers Will Keep Watching You — A Governance Now feature by Pratap Vikram Singh on India's stalled right to privacy legislation, with commentary from Sunil Abraham of CIS on the need for an omnibus law.
  55. 12 March 2026 : Google, Facebook Refuse to Give In to a Paranoid Government That Wants to Gag Them — An India Today magazine report by Bhavna Vij-Aurora on the Indian government's confrontation with Google and Facebook over removal of objectionable online content in 2012.
  56. 12 March 2026 : Google Takes U-Turn, Says It Won't Ban Nude Photos on Blogger — An India Today news report on Google reversing its decision to ban explicit content on Blogger, with commentary from Sunil Abraham of the Centre for Internet and Society.
  57. 12 March 2026 : Google's War on Nude Photos Goes Against User Rights — An India Today feature by Sahil Mohan Gupta examining Google's 2015 Blogger policy restricting sexually explicit content and its implications for free speech and user rights.
  58. 12 March 2026 : Just Wink and Grab Big E-Book Releases — An India Today report by Max Martin on Wink, an Indian e-book reader by EC Media International, featuring commentary from Sunil Abraham on accessibility and DRM.
  59. 12 March 2026 : Option Shift — A Down to Earth report by DTE Staff on the slow adoption of free and open-source software in India, featuring Sunil Abraham of Mahiti on barriers to FOSS uptake.
  60. 12 March 2026 : Sunil Abraham and India Today — An archive of articles and news coverage in India Today connected to Sunil Abraham, including pieces authored by him and reports citing his commentary.
  61. 12 March 2026 : Sunil Abraham and Tehelka — A collection of articles written by Sunil Abraham for Tehelka magazine, covering technology policy, digital rights, and internet governance.
  62. 12 March 2026 : Unshackling Expression: A Study on Laws Criminalising Expression Online in Asia — The India chapter of APC's GISWatch special issue, authored by the Internet Democracy Project, mapping laws that criminalise online expression in India as of 2017.
  63. 13 March 2026 : Aadhaar Biometric Database Raises Privacy Fears in India — A Reuters report republished by BW Businessworld on the Aadhaar Bill's national security provisions, quoting Sunil Abraham of CIS on the risks of centralised biometrics.
  64. 13 March 2026 : Sunil Abraham and BW Businessworld — A collection of BW Businessworld articles that include commentary from Sunil Abraham on technology policy, privacy, and digital governance.
  65. 13 March 2026 : Sunil Abraham and Internet Democracy Project — A collection of Internet Democracy Project articles that reference or discuss Sunil Abraham in the context of digital rights, internet governance, and technology policy.
  66. 13 March 2026 : A Delhi High Court Judge Threatens to Go the China Way — A Tehelka feature by Rishi Majumder on India's 2012 internet censorship controversy, citing Sunil Abraham of CIS on intermediary liability and the Vinay Rai case.
  67. 13 March 2026 : WWW: The Hackers' Haven — A BW Businessworld feature by Abraham C Mathews on the cyber security landscape in 2014–15, quoting Sunil Abraham on data protection and individual responsibility.
  68. 14 March 2026 : Videos (2026) — Collection of videos featuring Sunil Abraham from 2026.
  69. 14 March 2026 : Now, Aadhaar Details Displayed in Mizoram Too — A National Herald report by Sebastian PT on Aadhaar data leaks across Indian government websites, with extensive quotes from Sunil Abraham of CIS on biometric risks.
  70. 15 March 2026 : Government Asks Twitter to Block Fake 'PMO India' Accounts; Site Fails to Respond — An Economic Times report on the Indian government's request to Twitter to block fake PMO accounts, quoting Sunil Abraham of CIS on transparency and blocking orders.
  71. 15 March 2026 : Sunil Abraham and National Herald — A collection of National Herald articles that reference Sunil Abraham in discussions related to technology policy, digital rights, and internet governance.
  72. 16 March 2026 : A Lifetime of Five Years on the Internet — A DNA news article by Subir Ghosh marking the fifth anniversary of CIS, with Sunil Abraham quoted on privacy, internet policy, spectrum, and intellectual property.
  73. 16 March 2026 : Beyond Property Rights: Thinking About Moral Definitions of Openness — A TechPresident blog post by David Eaves drawing on a conversation with Sunil Abraham on openness, IP rights, attribution, civil disobedience, and the spectrum of permissions.
  74. 16 March 2026 : Engaging on the Digital Commons — A co-authored article by Pranesh Prakash and Sunil Abraham in Common Voices (Issue 4), exploring IPR reform, open licensing, spectrum, and Internet governance through the lens of commons theory.
  75. 16 March 2026 : Indian Government to Bar Politicians from Using Gmail for Official Business — A The Register report by Neil McAllister on India's proposed Gmail ban for government officials, quoting Sunil Abraham of CIS on transparency and anti-corruption grounds.
  76. 16 March 2026 : Indian Govt Blocks 40 Smut Sites, Forgets to Give Reason — A The Register report by Phil Muncaster on India's unexplained ISP blocking order against 39 adult websites, quoting Sunil Abraham of CIS on government overreach.
  77. 16 March 2026 : Sunil Abraham and TechPresident — A collection of TechPresident articles that reference Sunil Abraham in discussions on technology policy, digital governance, and internet rights.
  78. 16 March 2026 : Sunil Abraham and The Register — A collection of articles from The Register that reference Sunil Abraham in discussions on internet governance, digital rights, and technology policy.
  79. 16 March 2026 : The Uncertain Future of India's Plan to Biometrically Identify Everyone — A TechPresident blog post by Jessica McKenzie examining the contested future of India's Aadhaar biometric identification programme, with inputs from Sunil Abraham.
  80. 17 March 2026 : CDAC, ICANN to Set Up Cyberattack Combat Centre — A Times of India report by Kim Arora on CDAC and ICANN's joint plan to establish the Centre for Excellence in DNS Security to tackle cyberattacks in India.
  81. 17 March 2026 : Cos Spying on Competitors, Staff: Study — A The Statesman report on an Assocham survey finding that most Indian companies spy on competitors and employees, with expert views on privacy and corporate surveillance.
  82. 17 March 2026 : In India, Prism-like Surveillance Slips Under the Radar — A Time news article by Anjani Trivedi on India's Central Monitoring System and its implications for privacy, civil liberties, and security, with Sunil Abraham quoted.
  83. 17 March 2026 : India May Not Be Impacted by FCC's Net Neutrality Plans — An Economic Times report by Surabhi Agarwal on why India is unlikely to be affected by the FCC's proposal to repeal net neutrality regulations in the US.
  84. 17 March 2026 : India for UN Body to Resolve Internet Governance Issues — A Times of India article by Kim Arora on India's push for a multilateral UN body for internet governance, with Sunil Abraham warning against centralisation and opaque governance structures.
  85. 17 March 2026 : Taming the Web, Are We? — An Economic Times news article by Javed Anwer on growing government and corporate efforts to regulate the web, with Sunil Abraham commenting on post-Arab Spring concerns about online mobilisation.
  86. 18 March 2026 : Data Protection Experts Slam State for Sending Mass SMSes — A The Statesman report by Lara Choksey on experts criticising the West Bengal government's mass SMS campaign as an abuse of private data and elected office.
  87. 18 March 2026 : TSAP Documentation — Documentation hub for The Sunil Abraham Project, including architecture, workflows, and editorial standards.
  88. 18 March 2026 : India Backs Open Source Software for E-Governance Projects — A PCWorld report by John Ribeiro on India's policy mandating open source software preference in all e-governance projects, with expert commentary on its scope and gaps.
  89. 18 March 2026 : Manual of Style — Writing and formatting standards for The Sunil Abraham Project (TSAP).
  90. 18 March 2026 : Markdown — Guide to Markdown syntax used across The Sunil Abraham Project (TSAP), including a practical cheatsheet.
  91. 18 March 2026 : Site Structure — Overview of the directory and file structure of The Sunil Abraham Project (TSAP) repository.
  92. 18 March 2026 : Sunil Abraham and The Statesman — A collection of articles from The Statesman that reference Sunil Abraham in discussions on technology policy, privacy, and digital governance.
  93. 18 March 2026 : Category:TSAP Documentation — Articles, essays, policies, guidelines, help pages, style guides related to The Sunil Abraham Project (TSAP).
  94. 18 March 2026 : YAML Front Matter — Guide to YAML front matter used across The Sunil Abraham Project (TSAP), including all supported parameters.
  95. 19 March 2026 : Facebook Launches FB Newswire for Journalists; Loses Part of Its Immunity Under IT Act 2000 — A DNA India report by Amrita Madhukalya on Facebook's FB Newswire launch and its legal implications under the IT Act 2000, with expert views on platform liability.
  96. 19 March 2026 : India Blocks More Than 250 Websites for Inciting Hate, Panic — A Washington Post report by Rama Lakshmi on India's blocking of over 250 websites amid the 2012 Assam ethnic violence, with expert views on censorship and free speech.
  97. 19 March 2026 : India's Supreme Court Hears Challenge to Biometric Authentication System — A PCWorld report by John Ribeiro on two Supreme Court lawsuits challenging the mandatory Aadhaar biometric requirement for filing tax returns in India.
  98. 19 March 2026 : LinkedIn Will Help People in India Train for Semi-Skilled Jobs — A PCWorld report by John Ribeiro on Microsoft's Project Sangam and LinkedIn's expansion into semi-skilled job training in India, and concerns over Aadhaar integration.
  99. 19 March 2026 : Sunil Abraham and PCWorld — A collection of PCWorld articles that reference Sunil Abraham in discussions on technology policy, digital rights, and internet governance.
  100. 20 March 2026 : India's Online Freedom Advocates Hail Court Ruling on Free Speech — A Voice of America report on India's Supreme Court striking down Section 66A of the IT Act, with commentary from Sunil Abraham on remaining concerns over website blocking and online censorship.
  101. 20 March 2026 : Indian Internet Lawsuit Puts Spotlight on Freedom of Expression — A Voice of America report on the criminal lawsuit filed against 21 internet companies in India, examining free speech tensions as Google and Facebook fought prosecution over allegedly offensive online content.
  102. 20 March 2026 : Sunil Abraham and Voice of America — A collection of Voice of America articles that reference Sunil Abraham in discussions on free speech, internet regulation, and digital policy.
  103. 21 March 2026 : Civil Society Pushes for Privacy Panel — A Times of India report on civil society organisations advocating for a privacy commission in India, with commentary from Sunil Abraham on NETmundial and the need for national privacy regulation.
  104. 21 March 2026 : Press Clippings — A visual archive of newspaper and magazine clippings featuring Sunil Abraham and the Centre for Internet and Society, including print media references that may not be available online.
  105. 21 March 2026 : Cyberspying: Government May Ban Gmail for Official Communication — A Times of India report on the Indian government's plan to bar employees from using Gmail for official communication following Edward Snowden's revelations about US surveillance and data access programmes.
  106. 21 March 2026 : For India's Complaints Department, Visit Facebook Live — A Financial Times opinion by Amy Kazmin on how Indians use social media to raise grievances and seek redress, with Sunil Abraham on shifting power structures in public accountability.
  107. 21 March 2026 : India Debates Misuse of Social Media — A Voice of America report on India's blocking of more than 250 websites after manipulated images sparked mass panic and exodus among northeast migrants from Indian cities in 2012.
  108. 21 March 2026 : India Debates Porn Ban — A Voice of America report on India's 2013 Supreme Court petition to ban online pornography, featuring expert commentary on internet censorship, sexual violence, and the limits of content blocking.
  109. 21 March 2026 : India's Biometric ID Scans Make Sci-Fi a Reality — A Financial Times opinion piece by Amy Kazmin on India's Aadhaar system, featuring Sunil Abraham's warning that biometrics are being weaponised as the scheme expands beyond welfare use.
  110. 21 March 2026 : Look Who's Chasing... The Twitter God — An Outlook India feature on the rise of influential Twitter personalities in India, examining how ordinary users built large followings through wit, satire, and sharp commentary.
  111. 21 March 2026 : Narendra Modi's Personal App Sparks India Data Privacy Row — A Financial Times report by Amy Kazmin on the NaMo app data privacy controversy, featuring Sunil Abraham on political parties' appetite for user data.
  112. 21 March 2026 : Social Media Aids Rescue Efforts in Flood-Hit Kashmir — A Voice of America report on how Facebook and Twitter became critical tools for coordinating rescue efforts during the September 2014 Kashmir floods amid a widespread communication blackout.
  113. 22 March 2026 : 25 Indians to Watch — A Financial Times Magazine feature listing 25 rising Indian stars across politics, sport, business and civil society, including Sunil Abraham of the Centre for Internet and Society.
  114. 22 March 2026 : Chidambaram to Talk Budget on Google+ Hangout — A Wall Street Journal report by Dhanya Ann Thoppil on P. Chidambaram's Google+ Hangout on India's 2013 budget, quoting Sunil Abraham on internet access and government accountability.
  115. 22 March 2026 : Converting Indian Slacktivists Takes (Offline) Time — A Wall Street Journal blog post by Tripti Lahiri on the gap between online activism and street protest in India, drawing extensively on Sunil Abraham's analysis of slacktivism, conversion, and the limits of social media organising.
  116. 22 March 2026 : Facebook's Free Internet Access Program in Developing Countries Provokes Backlash — A Wall Street Journal report by Newley Purnell and Resty Woro Uniar on the backlash against Internet.org in India and Indonesia, quoting Sunil Abraham on net neutrality concerns.
  117. 22 March 2026 : India 'Tea Parties' Enable Politicians to Woo Urban Youth with Technology — A Financial Times report by Avantika Chilkoti on digital electioneering in India's 2014 elections, featuring Sunil Abraham on social media as an indirect route to votes.
  118. 22 March 2026 : India Weighing Looser Web Rules — A Wall Street Journal report by Amol Sharma on India's review of its 2011 intermediary liability rules, quoting Sunil Abraham on constitutional challenges being prepared by civil society.
  119. 22 March 2026 : Indian Supreme Court Overturns Law Barring 'Offensive Messages' Online — A Wall Street Journal report by Niharika Mandhana on the Supreme Court striking down Section 66A of India's IT Act, quoting Sunil Abraham on the removal of unconstitutional speech limits.
  120. 22 March 2026 : Is India Ignoring Its Own Internet Protections? — A Wall Street Journal blog post by Amol Sharma on the contradiction between India's IT Act intermediary protections and the government-sanctioned criminal lawsuit against Google, Facebook and 19 other internet companies, quoting Sunil Abraham on the strength of the statutory immunity defence.
  121. 22 March 2026 : Namaste, Mr. Eric Schmidt — A Wall Street Journal India Realtime blog post by R. Jai Krishna on Google executive chairman Eric Schmidt's visit to India, quoting Sunil Abraham on the limits of Schmidt's likely influence on India's free speech debate.
  122. 22 March 2026 : RIM Offered Security Fixes — A Wall Street Journal report on Research In Motion's negotiations with the Indian government over BlackBerry surveillance access, quoting Sunil Abraham on the option of requiring RIM to build a local data centre in India and be classified as an Indian internet service provider.
  123. 22 March 2026 : Sunil Abraham and Financial Times — A collection of Financial Times articles that reference Sunil Abraham in reporting on technology policy, digital governance, and global regulatory debates.
  124. 22 March 2026 : Sunil Abraham and The Wall Street Journal — A collection of Wall Street Journal articles that reference Sunil Abraham in reporting on technology policy, privacy, and digital governance.
  125. 22 March 2026 : The Niira Radia Tapes: Scrutinizing the Snoopers — A Wall Street Journal blog post on India's wiretapping framework and the absence of judicial oversight, prompted by the Niira Radia tapes controversy, quoting Sunil Abraham on the lack of parliamentary or judicial oversight infrastructure for government surveillance.
  126. 23 March 2026 : Category:Events organised — Events organised or co-organised by Sunil Abraham, including conferences, workshops, roundtables, and institutional convenings.
  127. 23 March 2026 : Category:Events participated — Events where Sunil Abraham participated as a speaker, panellist, contributor, or attendee, including conferences, workshops, and public discussions.
  128. 23 March 2026 : Events in 2026 — Events organised and participated in by Sunil Abraham in 2026.
  129. 23 March 2026 : On Social Media, Modi Goes Soft — A Hindustan Times report by Zia Haq on Narendra Modi's social media strategy ahead of Gujarat's 2012 elections, quoting Sunil Abraham on how Indian politicians use social media to mould public discourse rather than directly seek votes.
  130. 23 March 2026 : Pune Public Policy Festival 2026 — The Pune Public Policy Festival 2026 brought together policymakers, researchers, industry leaders, and technologists to discuss technology-enabled growth, digital governance, and India's evolving role in the global digital order.
  131. 23 March 2026 : Vote: Will Social Media Impact the Election? — A Wall Street Journal blog post by R. Jai Krishna on whether social media could influence India's upcoming Lok Sabha elections, quoting Sunil Abraham on the limitations of a study claiming social media could sway outcomes in 160 constituencies.
  132. 24 March 2026 : 5 Checks for Online Privacy — A Times of India report by Indu Nandakumar outlining key checks in online privacy policies, including data retention, legal access, account deletion, and sharing of personal information.
  133. 24 March 2026 : Activists Bemoan Absence of 'Active' Pirate Party in India — A Times of India report by Kim Arora examining the absence of an active Pirate Party in India, highlighting digital rights debates, internet freedom, and limited public engagement.
  134. 24 March 2026 : IRCTC's Aadhaar Play Can Violate SC Order and Derail National Security — A CIO India feature by Shubhra Rishi examining IRCTC's plan to mandate Aadhaar for e-ticketing, raising legal concerns, privacy risks, and questions about biometric reliability.
  135. 24 March 2026 : Net Over Free Speech — A Times of India report on the Indian government's 2011 IT intermediary rules, quoting Sunil Abraham on the lack of transparency in site-blocking and the risks of expanded surveillance.
  136. 24 March 2026 : One Reason Startups Are Moving Out of India — A Times of India report by Evelyn Fok and Varun Aggarwal on why Indian startups move their IP overseas, quoting Sunil Abraham on inconsistent Indian court jurisprudence on IP infringement.
  137. 24 March 2026 : Social Media Users Lack Sophistication — A Times of India report by Kim Arora on the August 2012 northeast exodus panic, quoting Sunil Abraham on media literacy and the use of existing IT Act provisions to counter rumour-spreading online.
  138. 24 March 2026 : Times Group Wants TRAI to Save the Internet from Greedy Telcos via Net Neutrality — A Real Time News report on the Times Group's submission to TRAI urging net neutrality rules, highlighting concerns about telecom control, competition, and access to online content.
  139. 25 March 2026 : Banned Works at a Computer Near You — A Times of India report by Anuradha Varma on filmmakers and publishers bypassing censorship through the internet, quoting Sunil Abraham on virtual private networks and encryption as tools to circumvent growing surveillance.
  140. 25 March 2026 : Due Diligence Followed in Framing IT Rules — A Times of India report by Javed Anwer on the government's defence of the 2011 IT intermediary rules, quoting Sunil Abraham on the Centre for Internet and Society's objections being ignored.
  141. 25 March 2026 : Experts Slam Khurshid's 'Myopic' Idea of Snooping — A Times of India report by Kim Arora on expert reactions to Salman Khurshid's distinction between 'scrutiny' and 'snooping', quoting Sunil Abraham on the dangers of metadata surveillance.
  142. 25 March 2026 : Google's New Privacy Policy Gets Mixed Reviews — A Times of India report by Indu Nandakumar and J Srikant on Google's 2013 policy change allowing user data in ads, highlighting mixed reactions and privacy concerns.
  143. 25 March 2026 : How WhatsApp Is Battling Misinformation in India, Where 'Fake News Is Part of Our Culture' — A Los Angeles Times feature by Shashank Bengali on WhatsApp's efforts to combat misinformation in India ahead of the 2019 elections, quoting Sunil Abraham on the need for systemic fixes including in-app labels on forwarded content.
  144. 25 March 2026 : India Limits Social Media After Civil Unrest — A Los Angeles Times report by Mark Magnier on India's blocking of Twitter accounts and websites following the 2012 Assam unrest, quoting Sunil Abraham on the government's response to online content and public order concerns.
  145. 25 March 2026 : Internet Firms Deny Existence of PRISM — A Times of India report by Javed Anwer and Ishan Srivastava on the PRISM surveillance revelations, quoting Sunil Abraham on end-user agreements and the US government's hypocrisy on internet freedom.
  146. 25 March 2026 : Israel Army Tweets Gaza Strike Live — A Times of India report by Kim Arora on the Israeli Defence Forces live-tweeting the Gaza strike in November 2012, quoting Sunil Abraham on propaganda as a constant feature of modern warcraft.
  147. 25 March 2026 : Mumbai Police Sets Up Lab to Monitor Facebook, Twitter — A PTI report on Mumbai Police's 'social media lab' launched in March 2013, quoting Sunil Abraham on the arbitrary use of the IT Act and the overreach of proactive surveillance.
  148. 25 March 2026 : Recent Changes — Track recent updates and edits across The Sunil Abraham Project.
  149. 25 March 2026 : Sunil Abraham and Los Angeles Times — A collection of Los Angeles Times articles that reference Sunil Abraham in reporting on technology policy, digital rights, and global internet governance.
  150. 25 March 2026 : What If the Net Shut Down for a Few Days — A Times of India report by Atul Sethi on the potential impact of an internet shutdown, quoting Sunil Abraham on why an internet blackout in India would be comparable to a bandh.
  151. 26 March 2026 : Criminal Defamation: The Urgent Cause That Has United Rahul Gandhi, Arvind Kejriwal And Subramanian Swamy — A HuffPost India report by Betwa Sharma on the Supreme Court challenge to criminal defamation laws under Sections 499 and 500 of the IPC, featuring comments by Sunil Abraham on the chilling effect of criminalising defamation on free speech in India.
  152. 26 March 2026 : Digital India Launch Likely In July — A Times of India report by Jochelle Mendonca and Neha Alawadhi on the government's preparations for the Digital India Week launch, featuring comments by Sunil Abraham on the e-governance campaign.
  153. 26 March 2026 : Indian Businesses Crave IP Certainty, but Better Patent Values are Tempting Them Overseas — An IAM blog post by Jack Ellis on India's IP policy challenges and the brain drain of startups relocating overseas, quoting Sunil Abraham on the lack of uniformity in Indian courts' treatment of copyright and patent cases.
  154. 26 March 2026 : The Indian Government Has Been Spying On Your Social Media In Secret — A HuffPost India newsroom report on the AASMA social media surveillance tool deployed by over 40 Indian government departments, referencing Sunil Abraham's earlier comments on data dashboards and the security risks of centralised personal data collection.
  155. 26 March 2026 : India's Biometric Database Is Creating A Perfect Surveillance State — And U.S. Tech Companies Are On Board — A HuffPost investigation by Paul Blumenthal and Gopal Sathe on Aadhaar and the role of U.S. tech companies in India's biometric surveillance infrastructure, quoting Sunil Abraham on government data dashboards and the security risks of centralised personal data.
  156. 26 March 2026 : Sunil Abraham and HuffPost — A collection of HuffPost articles that reference Sunil Abraham in reporting on digital rights, technology policy, and internet governance.
  157. 26 March 2026 : Supreme Court Strikes Down Section 66A Of IT Act — A HuffPost India report by Indrani Basu on the Supreme Court's landmark judgment striking down Section 66A of the Information Technology Act, featuring comments by Sunil Abraham on the ruling's significance for free speech in India.
  158. 27 March 2026 : «Биометрические ID в Индии становятся инструментом тотальной слежки» (Biometric IDs in India Are Becoming a Tool of Total Surveillance) — A Hightech.fm report by Yulia Krasilnikova on Aadhaar's surveillance risks, including Sunil Abraham's remarks on biometrics becoming a weapon.
  159. 27 March 2026 : Blue Whale: Fears in India over 'Viral Suicide Game' Mount as 'Government Calls for Internet Giants to Ban Links to It' — An Independent report by Will Worley on India's panic over the Blue Whale suicide game, including Sunil Abraham's criticism of the government's response.
  160. 27 March 2026 : India and Egypt Turn Down Free Internet from Facebook — An Independent report by Annie Gowen on India and Egypt rejecting Facebook's Free Basics, highlighting net neutrality concerns and policy debates around digital access.
  161. 27 March 2026 : India's First Data Protection Bill Is Riddled with Problems — A Quartz analysis by Ananya Bhattacharya examining loopholes in the Srikrishna committee's draft Personal Data Protection Bill, 2018, including concerns on localisation and regulation.
  162. 27 March 2026 : Net Neutrality: India is a Keybattle Ground — A Hardnews interview reflecting the importance of India's policy choices in the global net neutrality debate.
  163. 28 March 2026 : Extending the Spectrum of Openness to Include the Moral Right to Share — A Techdirt post by Glyn Moody discussing Sunil Abraham's spectrum of openness, including ideas on attribution, intellectual property, and sharing.
  164. 28 March 2026 : India: Obscene Pics of Gods Require Massive Human Censorship of Google, Facebook — An Ars Technica report by Nate Anderson on India's 2012 demands for pre-emptive content screening, including Sunil Abraham's remarks on defining anti-religious content.
  165. 28 March 2026 : Project Loon — An MIT Technology Review feature by Tom Simonite on Google's balloon-based internet project, including Sunil Abraham's caution on regulatory gaps in developing countries.
  166. 28 March 2026 : Sunil Abraham and The Independent — A collection of articles from The Independent that reference Sunil Abraham in reporting on technology policy, digital rights, and internet governance.
  167. 29 March 2026 : Call for Asia to Adopt ODF — A ZDNet news article by Aaron Tan on Sunil Abraham's call for Asia-Pacific governments to adopt the OpenDocument Format, covering interoperability, document preservation, and open standards policy.
  168. 29 March 2026 : Indian State Says You Can Be Jailed if They Think You'll Infringe Copyrights or Share 'Lascivious' Content in the Future — A Techdirt post by Mike Masnick on Karnataka's Goonda Act amendment, which allows preventative detention for suspected future offences under the IT Act and Copyright Act.
  169. 29 March 2026 : India's Move to Regulate Web Faces Opposition — A ZDNet news article by Swati Prasad on industry and civil society opposition to India's proposal for a UN committee to regulate the internet, featuring Sunil Abraham among the panelists.
  170. 29 March 2026 : Sunil Abraham and Techdirt — A collection of Techdirt articles that reference Sunil Abraham in discussions on digital rights, copyright, and internet governance.
  171. 29 March 2026 : Sunil Abraham and ZDNet — A collection of ZDNet articles that reference Sunil Abraham in reporting on technology policy, Internet governance, open standards, and digital rights.
  172. 29 March 2026 : The War for India's Internet — A Foreign Policy analysis by Rebecca MacKinnon on debates over internet regulation, intermediary liability, and free expression in India in 2012.
  173. 30 March 2026 : Bangalore-Based NGO Files RTI Query Asking List of Websites Blocked by Indian Govt — A DNA India report on CIS filing an RTI query with India's Department of Information Technology, obtaining a first-ever public list of 11 blocked websites.
  174. 30 March 2026 : Facebook, Google Face Censorship in India — A ZDNet news article by Betwa Sharma on Indian court orders demanding removal of anti-religious content from social media, with Sunil Abraham cautioning against the use of religious harmony as a pretext for internet censorship.
  175. 30 March 2026 : Indian ID Crisis Unveils Aadhaar Doubts — A ZDNet article by Mahesh Sharma on the conflict between India's two parallel biometric identity projects, with Sunil Abraham warning of a governance hodgepodge and large-scale corruption risk.
  176. 30 March 2026 : NGO Invites Public to Peruse Its Accounts — A Bangalore Mirror report on CIS opening its books of accounts to public scrutiny during its fifth anniversary, with Sunil Abraham explaining the transparency move.
  177. 30 March 2026 : UN Body Releases Desktop Linux Guide — A ZDNet news article by Ingrid Marson on the International Open Source Network's Linux desktop manual for developing countries, with Sunil Abraham as the primary spokesperson.
  178. 31 March 2026 : Civic Activism over WhatsApp and Stories of and from Cab Drivers Are Part of a New Narrative in Bengaluru — A Bangalore Mirror article by Sowmya Rajaram reviewing Silicon Plateau Vol 2, a CIS-backed publication examining how technology, civic life, and platform labour shape Bengaluru.
  179. 31 March 2026 : FB Appoints Sunil Abraham to Shape Its Stance on Tech Policy in India — A Business Standard report by Peerzada Abrar on Facebook appointing Sunil Abraham as Public Policy Director for Data and Emerging Tech in India, outlining his policy role and responsibilities.
  180. 31 March 2026 : Revealed: Bangalore's Basic Instincts — A Bangalore Mirror Bureau survey report on Bangalore's attitudes towards love, sex, fidelity, and relationships, with Sunil Abraham quoted on internet browsing patterns.
  181. 1 April 2026 : Aadhaar vs Security: Is the Biometric System a Tool for Surveillance? — A Business Standard report by Rohith Jyothish examining Aadhaar's security vulnerabilities and surveillance implications, with Sunil Abraham quoted describing Aadhaar as surveillance technology masquerading as authentication.
  182. 1 April 2026 : Proposed Changes to IT Act Unlikely to Solve Core Issues: Experts — A Business Standard report by Peerzada Abrar on expert reactions to the government's proposed amendments to Section 79 of the IT Act, 2000, with Sunil Abraham quoted on encryption, child safety, and the limits of targeting intermediaries.
  183. 1 April 2026 : Saving Our Elections from Manipulation: Regulatory Agenda for Social Media — A Business Standard opinion piece by Sunil Abraham proposing a regulatory framework for social media platforms to prevent electoral manipulation in India.
  184. 1 April 2026 : Supreme Court Issues Notice to WhatsApp, Centre on Data Privacy — A Business Standard news report on the Supreme Court issuing notices to WhatsApp and the Indian government over data privacy concerns, with Sunil Abraham quoted on the absence of data protection laws in India.
  185. 1 April 2026 : YouTube Looks to Counter the Trust Deficit in One of Its Biggest Markets — A Business Standard report by Romita Majumdar on YouTube's response to advertiser and user trust concerns in India, with Sunil Abraham quoted on content moderation and data protection.
  186. 2 April 2026 : Right to Privacy: Aadhaar Will Clear SC Bar, Says Nandan Nilekani — A Business Standard report by Alnoor Peermohamed on reactions to the Supreme Court's Right to Privacy judgment, with Sunil Abraham quoted on legitimate state use of Aadhaar and the limits of judicial remedies for technical security flaws.
  187. 2 April 2026 : Piracy Is Now a Mainstream Political Phenomenon — A The Hindu report on a talk by Sunil Abraham at the Resource Mela and Meet of Documentary Centres in Bengaluru, where he argued that piracy of intellectual property has become a mainstream political phenomenon.
  188. 3 April 2026 : India's Gargantuan Biometric Database Raises Big Questions — An Electronic Frontier Foundation Deeplinks post examining the privacy and security risks of India's Aadhaar biometric database, citing Sunil Abraham's concerns about surveillance and his proposed privacy-preserving alternatives.
  189. 3 April 2026 : Panama Papers Law Firm Founder Says Massive Offshore Company Leak Is 'Campaign Against Privacy'. We Disagree. — A Privacy International news and analysis piece responding to Mossack Fonseca co-founder Ramon Fonseca's claim that Panama Papers coverage was a campaign against privacy, with Sunil Abraham quoted on the inverse relationship between power and privacy.
  190. 4 April 2026 : Growing Mistrust of India's Biometric ID Scheme — An Electronic Frontier Foundation Deeplinks article examining concerns around India's Aadhaar and NPR biometric programmes, including privacy, legality, and civil liberties issues.
  191. 4 April 2026 : Centre for Internet and Society — An overview of the Centre for Internet and Society (CIS), an Indian non-profit research organisation working on internet policy, digital rights, and technology and society.
  192. 4 April 2026 : Category:Institutions — Institutions documented under the Sunil Abraham Project, including organisations, trusts, academic bodies, research centres, and companies engaged in technology, policy, and public interest work.
  193. 4 April 2026 : Sunil Abraham and Electronic Frontier Foundation — A collection of Electronic Frontier Foundation articles that reference Sunil Abraham in discussions on digital rights, privacy, and internet governance.
  194. 5 April 2026 : Policing the Internet in India — A CPJ analysis by Mannika Chopra examining India's escalating internet censorship debate, featuring Sunil Abraham on government efforts to police cyberspace and restrict online speech.
  195. 5 April 2026 : Sedition Dropped, but Indian Cartoonist Faces Other Charges — A CPJ report by Sumit Galhotra on cartoonist Aseem Trivedi, whose sedition charge was dropped after public pressure, though charges under the IT Act and National Honour Act remained.
  196. 6 April 2026 : Old Issues, New Debates on Internet Freedom in India — A CPJ commentary by Mannika Chopra on two 2012 Delhi court cases testing whether internet companies must filter content, with Sunil Abraham warning against selective censorship of the web.
  197. 6 April 2026 : Sunil Abraham and Committee to Protect Journalists — A collection of Committee to Protect Journalists articles that reference Sunil Abraham in discussions on press freedom, digital rights, and internet governance.
  198. 6 April 2026 : Sunil Abraham and Rediff — A consolidated archive of Sunil Abraham's writings for Rediff and media coverage featuring his commentary on digital rights, policy, and technology.
  199. 7 April 2026 : 2 Indians in Global Commission on Web Governance — A PTI report carried by Rediff on Sunil Abraham and Subimal Bhattacharjee being named to the Research Advisory Network of the Global Commission on Internet Governance.
  200. 7 April 2026 : Aadhaar: 'Security is Continually Evolving' — A Rediff report by Alnoor Peermohamed on UIDAI's new Aadhaar security features, quoting Sunil Abraham on the limitations of face authentication as a biometric.
  201. 7 April 2026 : How to Save Democracy from Facebook — Sunil Abraham's column in Rediff arguing for reinventing data-protection principles and competition law reform in India, written in the wake of the Cambridge Analytica revelations.
  202. 7 April 2026 : UNESCO Internet Universality Indicators Consulted at the 8th Asia Pacific Regional Internet Governance Forum — A UNESCO news report on the APrIGF 2017 consultation in Bangkok, featuring Sunil Abraham on multistakeholder governance challenges and the limits of private sector self-regulation.
  203. 7 April 2026 : Using Internet 'Crime' Laws, Authorities Ensnare Journalists — A chapter from CPJ's Attacks on the Press in 2011 by Danny O'Brien, examining how cybercrime laws worldwide ensnare journalists, with Sunil Abraham on India's vague Intermediary Guidelines.
  204. 7 April 2026 : Warriors of the Fake News Era — A Rediff feature by Ranjita Ganesan on India's fact-checking organisations, quoting Sunil Abraham on government regulation of platforms during emergencies and the self-correcting nature of misinformation.
  205. 8 April 2026 : More Steps Needed to Make E-Transactions Safer — A Business Standard report by Sayan Ghoshal carried by Rediff, examining India's data protection gaps in the digital payments space, with Sunil Abraham on data protection officers and e-KYC.
  206. 8 April 2026 : Violation of Privacy Through CCTV Cameras Rampant, Say Experts — A Rediff report by Surabhi Agarwal on the misuse of CCTV cameras in India, quoting Sunil Abraham on digital voyeurism and the need for a privacy law to protect citizens against surveillance.
  207. 9 April 2026 : Chinese Companies Feel the Chill in India — A Communications Today report on Chinese firms facing scrutiny from Indian government departments and domestic rivals over data, security, and taxation concerns.
  208. 9 April 2026 : India's Supreme Court Issues Landmark Privacy Verdict — A Ranking Digital Rights news roundup covering India's Supreme Court privacy ruling, Yahoo's data breach lawsuit, and China's ban on anonymous online comments.
  209. 9 April 2026 : India's Big Bet on Identity — A feature article from IEEE Spectrum examining India's Aadhaar biometric identification system, including technical, policy, and privacy perspectives.
  210. 9 April 2026 : Pushing the Boundaries in Open Governance: Insights from OGP Asia Pacific Regional Conference in Bali, Indonesia (Day 1) — A conference report by Michael P. Cañares on the OGP Asia Pacific Regional Conference in Bali, May 2014, featuring Sunil Abraham on open governance, Aadhaar, and the risk of surveillance creep.
  211. 9 April 2026 : Sunil Abraham Roped in as FB's Public Policy, Director for Data & Emerging Tech — An exchange4media report on Facebook appointing Sunil Abraham as Public Policy Director for Data and Emerging Tech to lead tech policy in India and South Asia.
  212. 10 April 2026 : Today in Tech: Generation Z; Information Security Policy; Steve Ballmer & Windows 8 — A Forbes India blog roundup covering Generation Z digital habits, India's information security policy debate, and Microsoft's Windows 8 launch, with a quote from Sunil Abraham.
  213. 11 April 2026 : Category:Centre for Internet and Society — Articles related to the Centre for Internet and Society (CIS), including its publications, concept notes, policy work, research areas, institutional developments, and associated media mentions.
  214. 11 April 2026 : Full Text: Concept Note for the Centre for Internet and Society — Complete verbatim text of the founding concept note of the Centre for Internet and Society, prepared in July 2008.
  215. 11 April 2026 : Concept Note for the Centre for Internet and Society — A foundational document outlining the vision, mission, research agenda, and policy approach of the Centre for Internet and Society (CIS).
  216. 11 April 2026 : India's Reliance Jio Denies Data Breach, Says User Data Safe, Investigations On — A Nikkei Asian Review report by Dhanya Ann Thoppil on the July 2017 Reliance Jio data breach allegations via magicapk, quoting Sunil Abraham on the significance of the incident.
  217. 11 April 2026 : Sunil Abraham, CIS : «Avec l'e-G8, Sarkozy restreint la liberté d'expression» (Sunil Abraham, CIS: 'With the e-G8, Sarkozy Is Restricting Freedom of Expression') — A LeMagIT interview by Valéry Rieß-Marchive with Sunil Abraham on India's IT Amendment Rules 2011 and Nicolas Sarkozy's e-G8 forum concept of a 'civilised internet'.
  218. 11 April 2026 : Templates — An overview of reusable Jekyll include templates used across The Sunil Abraham Project (TSAP).
  219. 11 April 2026 : خبراء البرنامج الإنمائي للأمم المتحدة يبحثون البرمجيات المفتوحة المصدر في المملكة (UNDP Experts Discuss Open Source Software in the Kingdom) — An Al-Riyadh report by Mohammed Al-Ghanami on a UNDP session with King Abdulaziz City for Science and Technology exploring open-source software adoption in Saudi Arabia.
  220. 12 April 2026 : A. M. A. Ayrookuzhiel: 30th Death Anniversary Bulletins — Bulletins documenting the planning, progress, and activities for the 30th death anniversary commemoration of A. M. A. Ayrookuzhiel.
  221. 12 April 2026 : A. M. A. Ayrookuzhiel: 30th Death Anniversary Commemoration — Event page documenting the planning, progress, bulletins, and activities for the 30th death anniversary commemoration of Rev. A. M. A. Ayrookuzhiel (1933–1996), to be held on 29 November 2026.
  222. 12 April 2026 : Template:A. M. A. Ayrookuzhiel — Navigational template linking family, books, essays, and related articles of A. M. A. Ayrookuzhiel (1933–1996).
  223. 13 April 2026 : Photographic Archive System — Concept note outlining the approach to organising and using photographs within The Sunil Abraham Project.
  224. 14 April 2026 : Measuring the Effectiveness of Online Activism — A The Hindu report by Sruthi Krishnan examining Web 2.0 activism, slacktivism, and the effectiveness of online campaigns, with quotes from Sunil Abraham.
  225. 14 April 2026 : Mumbai No Longer 'Meri Jaan' — A Mint report by Seema Chowdhry and Samanth Subramanian examining why online civic activism after the 26/11 attacks failed to sustain momentum, quoting Sunil Abraham.
  226. 14 April 2026 : On the Internet, How Much Is Too Much? — A The Hindu report by Deepa Kurup examining free speech and defamation online in India, with quotes from Sunil Abraham on the chilling effect of the IT Act.
  227. 14 April 2026 : Category:Photographs — Photographs and related visual documentation curated under the Sunil Abraham Project, including archival images, event photographs, and contextual visual records.
  228. 14 April 2026 : Reading a Closed Book — A Mint article by Krish Raghav offering five practical privacy tips for Facebook users, with Sunil Abraham quoted on password security, data retention, and location sharing.

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