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

Union Law Ministry remembers Cyber Appellate Tribunal

Posted on October 5, 2014 by Vijayashankar Na

Today’s Indian Express surprisingly carried an article titled “Crash Course in Cyber Laws for Tech-Savvy Judiciary” in which the forgotten institution called “Cyber Appellate Tribunal” was remembered. The article speaks of the growing Cyber Crime risks in the country and … Continue reading →

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I call for an “All India Cyber Law Awareness Movement”

Posted on October 2, 2014 by Vijayashankar Na

In another regrettable incident, a talented young person from Patna who was earlier praised by none other than Dr Abdul Kalam for his technical skills has been arrested now for a criminal activity. The 25 year old tech genius by … Continue reading →

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“International City Zone” scheme suggested to address US investor’s concerns

Posted on September 27, 2014 by Vijayashankar Na

Many of the journalists interviewing prospective investors in US have been suggesting that investor’s are concerned about the laws in India some of which are archaic (eg labour and land laws) and some are whimsical (retrospective taxation). Investors are also … Continue reading →

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Will RuPay challenge VISA/Master and be a Global Brand?

Posted on September 27, 2014 by Vijayashankar Na

The JanDhan Yojana recently launched by the Modi Government has created an unexpected shakeup in the card markets at least in the Indian geographical boundaries. Under the scheme which is mainly intended to bring a large population of low income … Continue reading →

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Prepaid Bitcoin Card launched in Brazil

Posted on September 27, 2014 by Vijayashankar Na

While RBI still struggles to decide whether it has to fight, ignore or support Bitcoins, world wide Bitcoin continues to make progress. One of the recent developments that looks interesting is the launch of the “Coincard” as a prepaid card which can … Continue reading →

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“Make in India” campaign by building an “International City” within Indian boundaries

Posted on September 25, 2014 by Vijayashankar Na

In developing the economy of a nation we often discuss about what incentives we need to give to investors to invest. India is now in the search for such global investments in its quest to promote the “Make In India” … Continue reading →

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