Maknoon Wani is studying at the Oxford Internet Institute at the University of Oxford, where his research looks at technology policy and digital rights. He has written extensively on the Kashmir conflict, internet shutdowns, and online hate speech in India.
Israel has developed one of the most advanced surveillance industries in the world. With government support, companies like the NSO Group have been offering their services to authoritarian regimes to help them clamp down on political dissent.
Narendra Modi’s government has launched a relentless clampdown in a bid to suppress its critics. As part of this drive, it is developing new tools to stifle free expression on the internet while extending the reach of online surveillance over India’s citizens.