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The Hindu Publishes Wikileaks’ India Cables Online; National Security; Crowdsource Interpretation

The Hindu newspaper has, starting today, begun publishing online India related cables from Wikileaks. In a note, Editor N. Ram writes that the publication has access to 5,100 US Embassy and consulate cables relevant to India, aggregating to six million words. This is a part of the Cablegate release which began at the end of November 2010, and provides insight into the way US diplomats have operated within India, and the information they've relayed back to the State Department in Washington D.C. Wikileaks has a standalone (non-commercial) arrangement with The Hindu, which was initiated in the second week of December 2010. The cables cover politicians, diplomats, businessmen, journalists, India's relationship with various countries, specific issues like nuclear policy, terrorism, bureaucracy, and more importantly, an overview of 26/11, Kashmir, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Nepal, Bangladesh, and Myanmar, among other things. Apart from The Hindu, Cablegate has involved other publications like The Guardian, The New York Times, Der Spiegel, Le Monde, and El Pais. National Security, National Security, National Security These cables would probably come under the purview of issues related to National Security, but given the public nature of Wikileaks and the fact that the Hindu is involved, it's unlikely that either Wikileaks or The Hindu will be blocked. But remember one thing - the Indian government is giving itself arbitrary powers to block anything they want. It will usually not be publicly known initiatives like Wikileaks, but small sites. We're not saying that there will be misuse, but that there is…

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