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as with the emotions of people. especially in matters of defence data protection, it should think
There is need to practice politics procurement and with help- of facilitating a ‘Host in India’
with empathy. Shutting down ing them in structuring of the campaign in the spirit of ‘Make
the Internet will not prevent the services to bring in savings and in India’ and encourage local
students from protesting. operational synergy, the CDS and foreign companies to build
BHAVYA CHHABRA would in all likelihood create ‘data centre parks’.
joint theatre commands sooner This will also have a positive
Tussle for berths hints all rather than later, which does impact on the speed (low laten-
is not well in Maharashtra augur well for country’s defence cy) and delivery a user has while
With reference to the online report “Maharashtra preparedness. accessing Internet services. To
Cabinet expansion: Ajit Pawar takes oath as
Deputy CM, Aaditya Thackeray becomes minis- While the CDS provides allay all fears concerning man-
ter” by Tehelka WebDesk (December 30) principal military advice to the agement and protection of data,
Shiv Sena’s admittance of the government, he is not the com- all stakeholders should come to-
fact that there was a tussle mander of all the three armed gether to develop a robust digital
among senior leaders of the forces in the country and would policy framework that prevents
three ruling alliance parties in not exercise any military com- ‘e-colonisation’ of the country by
Maharashtra for key Cabinet mand. After facing political and promoting a a ‘privacy-enabled
berths, makes it amply clear bureaucratic resistance to the environment.
that all is not well within the idea of an all-powerful military SHREYANS JAIN
recently constituted ‘MVA’ in commander and the inter-
Maharashtra. service rivalry between the Air Playing with public
While Uddhav Thackeray Force, the Navy and the Army, health needs to stop
may now be heaving a sigh of it is time Union government With reference to the report “Warning: Planet-
relief, with the much awaited usher in concrete steps to lay warming hitting toddler’s health” by Charanjit
Ahuja (November 30)
Cabinet expansion finally taking the foundation for a strong and One is reminded of the positive
place with the induction of 35 functional CDS. role the media played years ago
new ministers into his Cabinet, M JEYARAM in getting the prices of stents,
the fact also remains that the implants and artificial limbs
resultant widespread ‘dissen- Building ‘data centre lowered to affordable levels.
sion’ should not be conveniently parks’ will help privacy The most unethical practice
buried under the carpet. With reference to the Cover Story “Privacy in is the shameless manner in
The said ‘un-accommodated’ peril” by Tehelka Bureau (November 30) which records are manipu-
list of the ‘huge’ probables The UPA government finalised lated and substandard batches
(belonging to both the Congress a draft Bill on privacy and set up released to the market, from
and Shiv Sena) also includes a committee of experts headed where they fall into the hands
Sunil Raut, Sena MLA and by the former Chief Justice of the of innocent, ignorant and poor
younger brother of Sanjay Raut, Delhi High Court, AP Shah to, consumers.
who was conspicuous by his ab- inter alia, “study the privacy laws The margin of black money
sence on this grand occasion. As and related Bills promulgated changing hands when a 1 tablet
is well known, he (Sanjay Raut) by various countries” and make bears an MRP of 20 can be im-
happens to be the Sena’s Rajya specific suggestions for the pro- agined. The Centre that swears
Sabha MP as also the key party posed draft Bill on privacy. by zero tolerance to corruption
spokesperson, whose efforts fi- The Bill never saw the light should take cognisance of the
nally culminated in the ‘corona- of the day. In 2017, the need for issue.
tion’ of Uddhav Thackeray as the a legal framework on data pro- MOHAN SINGH
Chief Minister of the State. tection was underlined in the
KUMAR GUPT landmark judgment of Justice
KS Puttaswamy versus Union of Punjabi is becoming a
India. state with aged population
New CDS should be Against this backdrop, it Punjab is heading towards
strong and functional became imperative for the NDA becoming a state with an aged
The Union Cabinet’s approval government to take up data population because of its youth
for the creation of the post of protection with all seriousness migrating to the West due to lack
Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) is and intervene with regulatory of job opportunities here and the
welcome. Entrusted with the safeguards. unwillingness of the rural youth
task of ensuring better coordi- As the government deliber- to take up farming.
nation between three services, ates upon the final legislation on GURBANI

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