Sunil Abraham and NDTV

NDTV is one of India’s most prominent news broadcasters, with extensive coverage across politics, public policy, society, and technology. Through its television reporting and digital journalism, NDTV has played a significant role in shaping public discussion around internet regulation, platform accountability, and civil liberties in the digital age.

Within this coverage, Sunil Abraham appears as a specialist commentator, offering analysis on how technology policy decisions affect rights, governance, and everyday online practices in India. His contributions to NDTV reporting often bridge legal, social, and technical perspectives, helping situate fast-moving digital developments within a broader public-interest context.

This cluster brings together all available media mentions of Sunil Abraham on NDTV. The articles collected here provide a useful record of how his views have featured in mainstream broadcast and online journalism during key debates on technology and governance.

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'Pentagon Was Hacked Too': Piyush Goyal On Security For Digital Payments
16 January 2017
An NDTV report, syndicated from The Washington Post, on the security risks surrounding India's rapid push to digital payments post-demonetisation, featuring Sunil Abraham on regulatory gaps and Piyush Goyal's 'Pentagon was hacked too' defence.
Aadhaar Body Talked About Virtual ID 7 Years Ago, Put It Off
13 January 2018
An NDTV report revealing that UIDAI's Virtual ID concept was originally proposed in 2009-10 but shelved for years, featuring critical analysis from Sunil Abraham and Pranesh Prakash on why the opt-in privacy approach represents a fundamental design flaw rather than genuine privacy protection.
Facebook's Behaviour May Not Have Helped Its Cause In India: Foreign Media
8 February 2016
A Washington Post report on India's ban on differential data pricing and Facebook's failed push for Free Basics, highlighting criticism from Sunil Abraham that the company's aggressive propaganda undermined trust in its stewardship of India's information society.
Indian Government Wakes Up to Risk of Hotmail, Gmail
8 December 2013
An Agence France-Presse investigation exposing widespread use of Gmail, Hotmail and Yahoo by Indian government officials for sensitive communications, featuring analysis from Sunil Abraham on the security risks of US-based email services and concerns about the proposed centralised government email system creating new vulnerabilities.
Infosys Unveils Open Source 'Responsible AI' Toolkit To Promote Ethical Use
26 February 2025
A report on Infosys's launch of an open-source Responsible AI toolkit designed to address ethical concerns in artificial intelligence deployment, featuring commentary from Sunil Abraham on the importance of open-source tools in enabling responsible AI innovation across diverse stakeholder groups.
Kerala Chief Minister's Webcammed Office Draws Rave Reviews
18 July 2011
An NDTV report, syndicated from The New York Times, on Kerala Chief Minister Oommen Chandy's decision to stream video from his office via webcams as an anti-corruption experiment, with Sunil Abraham arguing that even symbolic transparency measures can help check behaviour across the political hierarchy.
Parliament Clears Aadhaar Legislation: Your 10-Point Cheatsheet
16 March 2016
An NDTV cheatsheet on Parliament's passage of the Aadhaar legislation as a money bill, outlining 10 key political and privacy concerns including Sunil Abraham's warning that a centralised biometric database enables surveillance akin to holding the keys to every house in a city.
Temporary 16-Digit Virtual ID To Secure Aadhaar Data Privacy: 10 Points
10 January 2018
An NDTV explainer on UIDAI's introduction of a temporary 16-digit Virtual ID to reduce Aadhaar number exposure, outlining a 10-point implementation plan and highlighting Sunil Abraham's long-standing critique of Aadhaar's over-trusting KYC architecture.