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India Breaches Freedom Of Expression
By KTM Metro Reporter
June 24, 2010: Eric Randolph writes in ‘Currentintelligence.net’: The (Indian) Central Board of Film Certification blocked the release of a documentary about Nepalese politics on the grounds that it glorified Maoism, saying: In the opinion of the examining committee, any justification or romanticisation of the ideology of extremism or of violence, coercion, intimidation in achieving its objectives would not be in the public interest, particularly keeping in view the recent Maoist violence in some parts of the country.
He writes that he has not seen the documentary about Nepal, but even if it is pro-Maoist, banning the film is a horrific affront to India’s well-established tradition of free speech. Moreover, it ignores the fact that the Nepalese Maoists are a very different breed from their Indian cousins these days. If anything, the story of the Nepalese insurgency provides important lessons in how a violent insurgent group can be brought into democratic politics, a narrative that could prove very valuable for India.
