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Right to Information (RTI) & Privacy: Congruent or Contradictory? Panel Discussion  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GmOZLvR_mkI IMPRI Impact and Policy Research In

[Apar Gupta Puts the whole debate in the real context of the "state" growing frighteningly more and more authoritarian and the "individual" getting weaker and weaker.]

What has to be, in this context, kept in mind is that both "privacy" and "transparency" have two sides.
One, the right -- whether "transparency" or "privacy" -- of the "individual" vis-a-vis the "state" and vice versa.

Puttuswamy had filed his case in the context of the Aadhaar. Aadhar, it was apprehended, would make the "individual" unduly "transparent" to the "state".
This "individual" vis-a-vis the "state" aspect must be on top of our collective mind.
We've, as a rule, to strengthen the "individual" vis-a-vis the "state" -- whether in terms of the "right to know" or "the right to privacy".

That has got to be the bottom line.
Even then, if a conflict arises between the interests of a privileged individual and a commoner, then it's the latter we must bat for.

The Indian Express का विस्फोटक खुलासा_Cyprus Confidential: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lgl6kp8pGVY Vinod Adani, Surendra Hiranandani, DESH NEETI

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Cracking Cyprus Confidential: EU state gave investors tax haven, secrecy – and a golden passport https://indianexpress.com/article/express-exclusive/cracking-cyprus-confidential-eu-state-gave-investors-tax-haven-secrecy-and-a-golden-passport-9026642/ Cyprus Confidential: Another veil lifts on offshore money flows involving Russian oligarchs, Syrian warlords and global investors including Indian corporates.
Written by Ritu Sarin , Shyamlal Yadav

The investigation lifted the wraps on a complex maze of investments made by prominent Indian businessmen in Cyprus who cashed in on its range of benefits: from preferential — and loosely controlled — tax rates to tax exemptions on income and gains of offshore trusts; zero estate duty, no trust registration requirements and the promise of beneficial owner secrecy.

What the investigation found | Vinod Adani, Pankaj Oswal among 66 Indians who got golden passport https://indianexpress.com/article/express-exclusive/vinod-adani-pankaj-oswal-among-66-indians-who-got-golden-passport-9026977/

Rahul Gandhi responds to PM Modi’s statement, “Poor is the only caste” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=swQsqonsPPQ Nov 14, 2023 Congress leader Rahul Gandhi criticized Prime Minister Narendra Modi, questioning his identification as an Other Backward Class (OBC) member while claiming to see only poverty as the prevalent ""caste"" in the nation. During a public rally in Durg, Chhattisgarh, Prime Minister Modi asserted that poverty is the only caste for him, emphasizing his commitment to serving the poor.

Modi also called out the Congress for allegedly abusing the OBC community and questioned the basis for such criticism if he himself identifies as OBC. In response, Rahul Gandhi, speaking in Chhattisgarh on the same day, mocked the Prime Minister's ""poor is the only caste"" statement, questioning why Modi still refers to himself as an OBC if he believes there is no caste and only poverty in the country.

Additionally, Gandhi addressed the use of the term 'vanvasi' by the BJP to refer to tribal communities, stating that it is an insult to them. He argued that the Congress prefers the term 'adivasis' for tribals, emphasizing the significance of the word 'adivasi' as a revolutionary term that recognizes them as the original custodians of the country's water, forests, and land. Gandhi pledged to eradicate the term 'vanvasi' and its implications from the country.