The Open Sky Paradox

TECHNOLOGY & GEOPOLITICS Kashmir knows what it feels like when the internet goes dark. A tracker run by the Software Freedom Law Centre (SFLC.in) lists 449 shutdowns in Jammu and Kashmir since 2012, more than any other part of India. In 2020 alone, it counts 116. The same tracker notes that high-speed 4G came back in February 2021 after 552 days of no or very slow internet. So satellite internet sounds like a rescue. The signal comes from the sky. There is no local tower to switch off. A family

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