Author Archives: Vijayashankar Na

About Vijayashankar Na

Naavi is a veteran Cyber Law specialist in India and is presently working from Bangalore as an Information Assurance Consultant. Pioneered concepts such as ITA 2008 compliance, Naavi is also the founder of Cyber Law College, a virtual Cyber Law Education institution. He now has been focusing on the projects such as Secure Digital India and Cyber Insurance

E Commerce taxation.. a comment from an official from Andhra

In response to the previous post “Is Karnataka Government hitting NASSCOM through E Commerce taxation?”, the following comment has been received from Mr G.D, Thakur, Assistant Excise and Taxation Commissioner, Hyderabad. Since the response is exhaustive, it has been published here … Continue reading

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Is Karnataka Government hitting NASSCOM through E Commerce taxation?

During the recent visit of Prime Minister Modi and German Chancellor Angela Merkel to Bengaluru, the Chief Minister Mr Siddaramaiah and more so his party was unhappy that NASSCOM did not invite him for the interaction with the industrialists. It … Continue reading

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Safe harbor agreement struck down by EU Court..Is there an opportunity for India here?

In a development which has disturbed over 4500 companies in US doing business in EU region as data processors under the “Safe Harbor” agreement, the Court of Justice of the European Union has struck down the 15 year old agreement … Continue reading

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This credit card fraud should be a lesson to Judges, Adjudicators and Banking Ombudsmen

The credit card fraud reported in media today involving use of 580 fake cards created by fraudsters resulting in withdrawals of Rs 2.84 crores from Kotak Mahindra Bank is a lesson to all those men in Judicial positions who have … Continue reading

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WhatsApp Moment in Indian Financial Services

Happy to note that Mr Nandan Nilekani is back at what he is at best..the professional circles..after a brief brush with politics that too  with the Congress party. Naavi has been highly critical of his association with Congress party which … Continue reading

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1710 Bank Frauds reported by Police..Does RBI have a count?

Dr Triveni Singh, the additional Superintendent Lucknow is emerging as a “Super Cyber Crime Cop” of the country having resolved many individual and organized cyber crimes in the areas around Noida and NCR region of Delhi. Dr Tiveni Singh is an … Continue reading

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