| Satellite TV is a Liberator or the first
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| | by golden-hearted leftists, who have the
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| time in history, India's Republic Day was
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| | moral right to shoot those who disagree.
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| seen live all over Asia on Star TV, and
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| | Democratic governments can claim to
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| the fuming politicians and intellectuals
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| | represent the people of their country.
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| of Pakistan could do nothing about it.
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| | But many also claim the right of
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| The budget speech of Dr Man Mohan Singh
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| | determine what their people can watch,
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| ;will be broadcast all over Asia by Zee
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| | which is not democracy but monopoly.
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| TV, and once again the censors in
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| | Democracy is about the freedom of people
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| Pakistan, Burma and elsewhere will be
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| | to choose, not the freedom of politicians
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| helpless to prevent their countrymen from
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| | and intellectual goons to impose their
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| tuning in. What Doordarshan and the
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| | views on the masses. Earlier, technology
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| external affairs ministry could never
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| | enabled governments to exercise a TV
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| have accomplished, in spreading the
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| | monopoly. But satellite TV has broken
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| message about India's economic
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| | that monopoly, and allowed people to
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| Renaissance, is being done through the
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| | choose what they wanted to see. This is
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| purely commercial channels of satellite
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| | not imperialism but liberation.
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| TV. Whatever else you may call this,
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| | Imperialism implies that a foreigner is
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| this is not cultural imperialism imposed
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| | using force to enter India against the
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| by the west on India. On the contrary, it
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| | wishes of Indians. Satellite TV is not
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| is the spread of cultures of all Asian
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| | and cannot be forced on viewers, who have
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| countries to one another. The new
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| | the option to tune in or not. Those who
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| liberalism means the Indians can see
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| | complain about cultural imperialism are
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| Pakistani programmes, and Pakistanis
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| | in fact cultural monopolists, wishing to
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| Indian programmes. For decades Pakistan
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| | imprison the minds and tastes of viewers
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| refused to allow the import of Indian
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| | in pre-determined cages. Fortunately
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| films on the ground that Pakistan's film
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| | satellite technology has destroyed those
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| industry will be ruined by the
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| | cages. That is a tragedy only for the
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| competition. Today, Zee TV and Jain TV
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| | self-appointed guardians of culture.
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| are beaming down umpateen Hindi films to
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| | UNPARALLELLED VEHICLE: Satellite TV
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| Pakistani audience. Yet Pakistan's film
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| | should be seen as an unparalleled vehicle
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| industry has certainly not been
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| | for spreading Indian culture, ideas and
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| destroyed. Only the monopoly of Pakistani
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| | views to the rest of Asia, and eventually
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| rulers and vested interests has been
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| | to the whole world. Programmes like The
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| broken. Indian viewers can bow see
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| | India Show and India Business Report of
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| excellent plays on Pakistan TV beamed
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| | Star TV do far more for India's image
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| down by satellite, which are generally
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| | that anything that Indian embassies or
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| far superior to the stuff dished out by
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| | All India Radio ever could. Stat TV an
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| Doordarshan. This has dismayed
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| | Zee TV beam many advertisements of Indian
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| self-righteous Indians who think Indian
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| | companies all over Asia, but carry
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| viewers are gullible fools who must be
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| | virtually no ads from Pakistani or
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| protected from Pakistani propaganda by
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| | Bangladeshi companies. This shows how
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| wise Indian intellectuals. There is of
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| | satellite TV has transformed India's
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| course another possibility-that TV
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| | clout as an audience into international
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| viewers are quite wise enough, and the
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| | commercial clout of national importance.
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| self-righteous intellectuals are the
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| | From Amjad Ali Khan to Baba Sehgal, from
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| gullible fools. NOT DECULTURISED: Indian
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| | Sonal Mansingh to Jasmine Barucha, Indian
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| viewers have now been exposed for a long
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| | performers are now visible all over Asia
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| time to TV programmes from BBC and
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| | and Indian films and TV shows have an
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| Pakistan, and India has not been
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| | unparalleled foreign audience. Because of
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| subverted or deculturised in the process.
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| | the language barrier, many such
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| It is evident that Indian viewers are
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| | programmes have a limited reach in South
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| quite capable of deciding what they wish
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| | East Asia. But there is not langurge
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| to absorb or reject from foreign
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| | barrier in the case of Pakistan, with
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| programmes, and neither need nor want
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| | whom satellite TV is building cultural
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| protection from the self-righteous crowd.
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| | bridges, which politicians and
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| Indeed, this follows from democracy
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| | intellectuals oppose. India and Pakistan
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| itself. In a democracy, ordinary people,
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| | will not reconcile their political
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| illiterate or otherwise, are deemed wise
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| | differences in the near future. But when
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| enough to select their rulers. And yet
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| | that day comes, I believe the
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| the self-righteous intellectuals would
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| | reconciliation will owe a debt to the
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| have you believe that the same voters are
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| | cultural cross-fertilisation that
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| not wise enough to choose their TV
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| | satellite TV provides today regardless of
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| programmes. It is no accident that many
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| | religion or nation. Keith Londrie II is a
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| of these intellectuals are (or have been)
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| | well known author. For more information
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| Marxists, who have long peddled the
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| | on Satellite TV, please visit Satellite
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| theory that the washed masses must be
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| | TV for a wealth of information.
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| protected from their personal preferences
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