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Almost two years apart, new IT minister Ashwini Vaishnaw and his predecessor Ravi Shankar Prasad were on the same page when it came to one key question...
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00:00In the interest of sovereignty and integrity of India, intercepts can be made of people,
00:16including their computer resource.
00:28The press reports of 18 July 2021 also appear to be an attempt to malign the Indian democracy
00:35and its well-established institutions.
01:05How do we balance this competing interest of privacy and security of the country?
01:19That is an important issue, sir.
01:35Whenever the government agency security, which are authorized, again I repeat, only
02:01authorized.
02:02If they have to do anything for the safety and security of India, they do so only as
02:08per standard operating procedure.
02:10The press reports have appeared a day before the monsoon session of the parliament.
02:24This cannot be a coincidence, Honorable Speaker, sir.
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