<p>Owner of Ali Baba Group and one of the richest men in China Jack Ma has been summoned by an Indian district court in a case related to fake news and censorship. In a court filing dated July 20th Pushpandra Singh Parmar, a former employee of Ali Baba Group's UC Web has alleged that the company was censoring content and news that did not favour China. The district court of the Indian state of Haryana's Gurugram city which is hearing the case has issued a summon to Jack Ma. &nbsp;Parmar alleges that the company used to censor content seen as unfavourable to China and its apps UC Browser and UC News showcased false news “to cause social and political turmoil”. Parmar, who worked as an associate director at the UC Web office in Gurugram until October 2017 and is seeking $268,000 in damages.</p>

<p>Atul Ahlawat, the advocate of the petitioner spoke to WION. Here are the edited excerpts from the interview.</p>

<p><strong>What are the charges and what reaction you got from the company and its owner Jack Ma?</strong></p>

<p>This is a civil suit for wrongful termination and my client Pushpandra Singh Parmar who was working as an associate director with the company is seeking damages and compensation to the tune of Rs 2 crore for the wrongful termination. The learned civil judge here at the Gurugram court has issued summons to all the defendants including Jack Ma. The summons is returnable July 29. They can either appear through counsellor in person.&nbsp;</p>

<p><strong>Is Jack Ma going to appear in the court on July 29?</strong></p>

<p>No, till date we have not received any response from the defendants or Jack Ma. We are waiting for 29 which is the next date of hearing. We are expecting someone to appear. Either in person or through a council.&nbsp;</p>

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<strong>The lawsuit contains some sensitive words like Sino-India war and India-China border. Can you explain how exactly they have a place in the lawsuit?&nbsp;</strong></p>

<p>Our petition contains certain specific allegations wherein there were more than 1,500,50 words which were content specific which was used through used a computer programme and whenever somebody typed these words used to be highlighted and app managers of the company used to know about it and the content which the app was showing to them used to then go through a filter system. So, if you write Indo-Pak war 1999 Kargil, they are going to give you those stories which are favourable to Chinese narrative or Chinese interests or even Pakistani interests which were running against the Indian interest and it was not content-neutral like Google or other search engines.</p>

<p><strong>How the case progresses from here on?</strong></p>

<p>Since its a civil suit, there is a possibility that Jack Ma and other defenders do not appear in person but they appear through their council because they are authorised to do so under the law. The case will proceed in a normal manner irrespective of reasonable restrictions that are imposed due to COVID-19. The have to file their return response which written statement &nbsp;within 30 days which can be extended to 90 days if they show reasonable excuse. I expect our application for stay which we have filed on the 20th of July to be taken up on the next date of hearing. We are asking for stay so that they do not alienate their assets in the country because there were reports that they are closing shop in Ind and they are going to alienate and dispose of all their assets which is going to frustrate my client's rights if that is allowed to happen. So, we will try to impress upon the court that in the time being when the matter is being heard there should be a stay against the defendants so that they do not dispose of their assets in India and do not run away from the country.&nbsp;<br />
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Owner of Ali Baba Group and one of the richest men in China Jack Ma has been summoned by an Indian district court in a case related to fake news and censorship. In a court filing dated July 20th Pushpandra Singh Parmar, a former employee of Ali Baba Group's UC Web has alleged that the company was censoring content and news that did not favour China.

Owner of Ali Baba Group and one of the richest men in China Jack Ma has been summoned by an Indian district court in a case related to fake news and censorship. In a court filing dated July 20th Pushpandra Singh Parmar, a former employee of Ali Baba Group's UC Web has alleged that the company was censoring content and news that did not favour China. The district court of the Indian state of Haryana's Gurugram city which is hearing the case has issued a summon to Jack Ma. Parmar alleges that the company used to censor content seen as unfavourable to China and its apps UC Browser and UC News showcased false news “to cause social and political turmoil”. Parmar, who worked as an associate director at the UC Web office in Gurugram until October 2017 and is seeking $268,000 in damages. Atul Ahlawat, the advocate of the petitioner spoke to WION. Here are the edited excerpts from the interview. What are the charges and what reaction you got from the company and its owner Jack Ma? This is a civil suit for wrongful termination and my client Pushpandra Singh Parmar who was working as an associate director with the company is seeking damages and compensation to the tune of Rs 2 crore for the wrongful termination. The learned civil judge here at the Gurugram court has issued summons to all the defendants including Jack Ma. The summons is returnable July 29. They can either appear through counsellor in person. Is Jack Ma going to appear in the court on July 29? No, till date we have not received any response from the defendants or Jack Ma. We are waiting for 29 which is the next date of hearing. We are expecting someone to appear. Either in person or through a council. The lawsuit contains some sensitive words like Sino-India war and India-China border. Can you explain how exactly they have a place in the lawsuit? Our petition contains certain specific allegations wherein there were more than 1,500,50 words which were content specific which was used through used a computer programme and whenever somebody typed these words used to be highlighted and app managers of the company used to know about it and the content which the app was showing to them used to then go through a filter system. So, if you write Indo-Pak war 1999 Kargil, they are going to give you those stories which are favourable to Chinese narrative or Chinese interests or even Pakistani interests which were running against the Indian interest and it was not content-neutral like Google or other search engines. How the case progresses from here on? Since its a civil suit, there is a possibility that Jack Ma and other defenders do not appear in person but they appear through their council because they are authorised to do so under the law. The case will proceed in a normal manner irrespective of reasonable restrictions that are imposed due to COVID-19. The have to file their return response which written statement within 30 days which can be extended to 90 days if they show reasonable excuse. I expect our application for stay which we have filed on the 20th of July to be taken up on the next date of hearing. We are asking for stay so that they do not alienate their assets in the country because there were reports that they are closing shop in Ind and they are going to alienate and dispose of all their assets which is going to frustrate my client's rights if that is allowed to happen. So, we will try to impress upon the court that in the time being when the matter is being heard there should be a stay against the defendants so that they do not dispose of their assets in India and do not run away from the country.

Jack Ma summon: Petitioner's lawyer seeks stay on disposal of UC Browser's assets in India

<p>As India banned 59 Chinese apps on Monday, China's commerce ministry said that China has not "adopted any restrictive and discriminatory measures against Indian products and services".</p>

<p><a href="https://www.wionews.com/india-news/pm-modi-quits-chinese-social-network-weibo-all-posts-profile-picture-removed-309928">Also Read:&nbsp;PM Modi quits Chinese social network Weibo; all posts, profile picture removed</a></p>

<p>The Commerce ministry said it hoped India corrects its "discriminatory actions against Chinese companies immediately."</p>

<p>Ministry of Commerce spokesman Gao Feng said in an online briefing that India's action was&nbsp;in violation of WTO rules.</p>

<p>In a similar move, China's foreign ministry had earlier said it was "strongly concerned" over India's ban on Chinese apps.</p>

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<p>India had banned several Chinese apps including the popular Tik Tok, UC browser, ShareIT, Baidu map, Helo, WeChat, Weibo, Clash of Kings.</p>

<p>"This move will safeguard the interests of crores of Indian mobile and internet users. This decision is a targeted move to ensure safety and sovereignty of Indian cyberspace," the government had said.</p>

<p>The United States backed India's move with the secretary of state Mike Pompeo saying that "India's ban on certain mobile apps that can serve as appendages of the CCP surveillance state."</p>

<p>"India's clean app approach will boost India's sovereignty and will also boost India's integrity and national security, as the Indian government cell itself has stated," the US secretary of state asserted.</p>

<p>Tik Tok defended its position in a statement and said that the company "continues to comply with all data privacy and security requirements under Indian law and have not shared any information of our users in India with any foreign government, including the Chinese government."</p>

<p>The company which has huge followers in India further added that it had "democratized the internet" by making it available in &nbsp;14 Indian languages by giving a platform to artists, storytellers and performers.</p>


As India banned 59 Chinese apps on Monday, China's commerce ministry said that China has not "adopted any restrictive and discriminatory measures against Indian products and services".

As India banned 59 Chinese apps on Monday, China's commerce ministry said that China has not "adopted any restrictive and discriminatory measures against Indian products and services". Also Read: PM Modi quits Chinese social network Weibo; all posts, profile picture removed The Commerce ministry said it hoped India corrects its "discriminatory actions against Chinese companies immediately." Ministry of Commerce spokesman Gao Feng said in an online briefing that India's action was in violation of WTO rules. In a similar move, China's foreign ministry had earlier said it was "strongly concerned" over India's ban on Chinese apps. Watch Video: India had banned several Chinese apps including the popular Tik Tok, UC browser, ShareIT, Baidu map, Helo, WeChat, Weibo, Clash of Kings. "This move will safeguard the interests of crores of Indian mobile and internet users. This decision is a targeted move to ensure safety and sovereignty of Indian cyberspace," the government had said. The United States backed India's move with the secretary of state Mike Pompeo saying that "India's ban on certain mobile apps that can serve as appendages of the CCP surveillance state." "India's clean app approach will boost India's sovereignty and will also boost India's integrity and national security, as the Indian government cell itself has stated," the US secretary of state asserted. Tik Tok defended its position in a statement and said that the company "continues to comply with all data privacy and security requirements under Indian law and have not shared any information of our users in India with any foreign government, including the Chinese government." The company which has huge followers in India further added that it had "democratized the internet" by making it available in 14 Indian languages by giving a platform to artists, storytellers and performers.

Haven't adopted discriminatory measures against Indian products, says China on apps banned by India

<p lang="en"><font>China&rsquo;s Internet market is growing at a phenomenal rate with more than 731 million users at present. The market is so enormous that there are around 200 different app stores in the country at present. Gaining abundant success in the domestic market, China&rsquo;s tech giants simultaneously pushed their boundaries, creating waves in rest of the world, despite stiff competition.</font></p>

<p lang="en"><font>China is the second largest economy in the world - worth of $11 trillion as per World Bank&rsquo;s 2017 figures with the US bagging the first rank $18 trillion. Despite this, China&#39;s market has often been characterised by skeptics as an act of mere &quot;replication&quot; of products made elsewhere in the world. But having said that, it is undeniable that Chinese Internet giants are vying with early starters of the western world.</font></p>

<p>In the year 2011, China blocked Google Play, since its authority wanted Google to store Chinese users&#39; data on China&#39;s servers. In addition, the authority needed Google to filter its search results, which Google refused. Instead of being dispirited, country&rsquo;s tech giants came up with its own alternative for the search engine. Soon, the market was taken over by Baidu, a popular Chinese search engine that became China&rsquo;s Google. Today, Baidu happens to be the sixth largest Internet company in the world.</p>

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<p lang="en"><font>&quot;UC Inside, World in Hand&quot;, the browser&#39;s slogan said it all. Over the years, UC Browser&rsquo;s Indian market share has risen to 41.76 per cent, beating Google Chrome which is at 38.99 per cent, according to the reports of StatCounter. Late last year&#39;s data shows that more than 100 million active users access UC browser on their mobile phones.</font></p>

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<p>Since India&#39;s Internet sector is burgeoning at a rapid pace with rising number of social media websites, growing Internet penetration, and increasing sophistication and diversification of small businesses, it is predicted that its Internet market will grow by 2.5 times by 2020. Other international tech giants, such as Amazon and Uber are inspired enough to invest billion dollars into the country. Besides, as per the report of Internet and Mobile Association of India, there are around 465 million Internet users in 2017.</p>

<p lang="en"><font>China&rsquo;s Internet sector giants were left with two choices&mdash;either to target West or East. Their decision to capture eastern countries like India with potential users turned out to be sensible. A Chinese beautifying app, &ldquo;Beauty Plus&rdquo;, is a rage in India because of the selfie-obsessed youth. The parent company - Meitu, that developed the app, did a thorough research before stepping into the Indian market. Since a majority of Indian girls seek fair and blemish free looks, this app introduced makeup filters for flawless-looking skin. Earlier, as the country was struggling with slow Internet speed, the company launched a lighter version of the app called &ldquo;Beauty Plus Me&rdquo;. One of the believed approaches of these Chinese firms is that they are not easily swayed by what is cool and in trend; instead, they go for what is the requirement of the target market.</font></p>

<p lang="en"><font>Mobo Market app, which is China&rsquo;s version of Google Play Store, is proved to be more advanced and diversified than the latter one itself. The company is promoting its applications in full swing in India and adding features specific to the country--it now has Beta support for multiple Indian languages including Bengali, Urdu, Marathi, and Tamil. On the other hand, China&#39;s &ldquo;ShareIt&rdquo;, the fastest file transfer tool - 200 times the Bluetooth speed&mdash;bagged the third position in the Top 10-most downloaded apps on Google Play in 2017. Furthermore, recently China&#39;s Wechat, an instant messaging app by Tencent, has invested in India&rsquo;s WhatsApp rival Hike messenger.</font></p>

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<p>China&rsquo;s e-commerce giant, Alibaba Company turned around the picture of its domestic, small and middle scale businesses and of the firms around the world via web portals. Jack Ma, the founder of Alibaba group, who is officially the richest man in China did not use the magic mantra of &ldquo;Open Sesame&rdquo; which worked for the original Alibaba of the Arabian Nights - opening the mouth of the cave in which forty thieves have hidden a treasure. Instead, it was Ma&rsquo;s struggle and determination that helped Alibaba to scale such heights. Currently, Alibaba group has handsomely invested in some of India&rsquo;s major e-commerce businesses, most famous among these being Paytm. Besides, Baidu is also expected to invest in Indian e-commerce startups including, Zomato, BookMyShow, and Bigbasket.</p>

<p lang="en"><font>China&#39;s tech titans, Baidu (search), Alibaba(e-commerce) and Tencent (instant messaging and gaming)-(BAT), called as the &quot;Kings of Chinese Internet industries&quot; although being distinct from each other, but are doing core businesses in the country. It is, therefore, definitely a major breakthrough for India as well. Furthermore, let&rsquo;s see if this companionship works in strengthening India-China relations when there is already a peril going on in between both the countries over Doklam border standoff.</font></p>


China's decision to capture eastern countries like India which has 465 million Internet users has turned out to be the best decision for Chinese tech companies.

China’s Internet market is growing at a phenomenal rate with more than 731 million users at present. The market is so enormous that there are around 200 different app stores in the country at present. Gaining abundant success in the domestic market, China’s tech giants simultaneously pushed their boundaries, creating waves in rest of the world, despite stiff competition. China is the second largest economy in the world - worth of $11 trillion as per World Bank’s 2017 figures with the US bagging the first rank $18 trillion. Despite this, China's market has often been characterised by skeptics as an act of mere "replication" of products made elsewhere in the world. But having said that, it is undeniable that Chinese Internet giants are vying with early starters of the western world. In the year 2011, China blocked Google Play, since its authority wanted Google to store Chinese users' data on China's servers. In addition, the authority needed Google to filter its search results, which Google refused. Instead of being dispirited, country’s tech giants came up with its own alternative for the search engine. Soon, the market was taken over by Baidu, a popular Chinese search engine that became China’s Google. Today, Baidu happens to be the sixth largest Internet company in the world. According to Mary Meeker’s attest Internet Trends report, another Chinese production, the UC browser made it to the list of the top ten-most downloaded apps in India. × According to Mary Meeker’s Internet Trends report, another Chinese production, the UC browser made it to the list of the top ten-most downloaded apps in India, ranking at the sixth position with WhatsApp at the first, followed by Facebook Messenger. This Chinese search engine reached the Indian Internet market in 2008. During those years, only two search engines were operational--UC Browser and Opera Mini. Therefore, it was easier back then to develop credibility and win the trust of people. It was a preferred over Opera mini in smartphones and desktops. "UC Inside, World in Hand", the browser's slogan said it all. Over the years, UC Browser’s Indian market share has risen to 41.76 per cent, beating Google Chrome which is at 38.99 per cent, according to the reports of StatCounter. Late last year's data shows that more than 100 million active users access UC browser on their mobile phones. The consistent rise in Indian internet users’ graph estimates around 465 million users in 2017, as per the report of Internet and Mobile Association of India. × Since India's Internet sector is burgeoning at a rapid pace with rising number of social media websites, growing Internet penetration, and increasing sophistication and diversification of small businesses, it is predicted that its Internet market will grow by 2.5 times by 2020. Other international tech giants, such as Amazon and Uber are inspired enough to invest billion dollars into the country. Besides, as per the report of Internet and Mobile Association of India, there are around 465 million Internet users in 2017. China’s Internet sector giants were left with two choices—either to target West or East. Their decision to capture eastern countries like India with potential users turned out to be sensible. A Chinese beautifying app, “Beauty Plus”, is a rage in India because of the selfie-obsessed youth. The parent company - Meitu, that developed the app, did a thorough research before stepping into the Indian market. Since a majority of Indian girls seek fair and blemish free looks, this app introduced makeup filters for flawless-looking skin. Earlier, as the country was struggling with slow Internet speed, the company launched a lighter version of the app called “Beauty Plus Me”. One of the believed approaches of these Chinese firms is that they are not easily swayed by what is cool and in trend; instead, they go for what is the requirement of the target market. Mobo Market app, which is China’s version of Google Play Store, is proved to be more advanced and diversified than the latter one itself. The company is promoting its applications in full swing in India and adding features specific to the country--it now has Beta support for multiple Indian languages including Bengali, Urdu, Marathi, and Tamil. On the other hand, China's “ShareIt”, the fastest file transfer tool - 200 times the Bluetooth speed—bagged the third position in the Top 10-most downloaded apps on Google Play in 2017. Furthermore, recently China's Wechat, an instant messaging app by Tencent, has invested in India’s WhatsApp rival Hike messenger. China’s e-commerce giant, Alibaba Company turned around the picture of its domestic, small and middle scale businesses and of the firms around the world via web portals. × China’s e-commerce giant, Alibaba Company turned around the picture of its domestic, small and middle scale businesses and of the firms around the world via web portals. Jack Ma, the founder of Alibaba group, who is officially the richest man in China did not use the magic mantra of “Open Sesame” which worked for the original Alibaba of the Arabian Nights - opening the mouth of the cave in which forty thieves have hidden a treasure. Instead, it was Ma’s struggle and determination that helped Alibaba to scale such heights. Currently, Alibaba group has handsomely invested in some of India’s major e-commerce businesses, most famous among these being Paytm. Besides, Baidu is also expected to invest in Indian e-commerce startups including, Zomato, BookMyShow, and Bigbasket. China's tech titans, Baidu (search), Alibaba(e-commerce) and Tencent (instant messaging and gaming)-(BAT), called as the "Kings of Chinese Internet industries" although being distinct from each other, but are doing core businesses in the country. It is, therefore, definitely a major breakthrough for India as well. Furthermore, let’s see if this companionship works in strengthening India-China relations when there is already a peril going on in between both the countries over Doklam border standoff.

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