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            <td>[bestbits] Letters from Indian Civil Society
              organisations to the Chair of NetMundial regarding
              appointment of civil society co-chair</td>
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            <th align="RIGHT" nowrap="nowrap" valign="BASELINE">Date: </th>
            <td>Tue, 8 Apr 2014 23:31:39 +0530</td>
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            <th align="RIGHT" nowrap="nowrap" valign="BASELINE">From: </th>
            <td>Rishab Bailey <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:rishab.bailey@gmail.com">&lt;rishab.bailey@gmail.com&gt;</a></td>
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            <td>Rishab Bailey <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:rishab.bailey@gmail.com">&lt;rishab.bailey@gmail.com&gt;</a></td>
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            <td>Best Bits <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:bestbits@lists.bestbits.net">&lt;bestbits@lists.bestbits.net&gt;</a>,
              <a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:cone-elist@net-equality.org">cone-elist@net-equality.org</a>, <a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:governance@lists.igcaucus.org">governance@lists.igcaucus.org</a></td>
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      <div dir="ltr">Dear All,<br>
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        Further to the letter from Indian civil society groups to the
        Chair of NetMundial (regarding the appointment of the civil
        society co-chair for the meeting), please find attached:<br>
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        (a) the original letter from members of Indian civil society to
        Prof. Virgilio Almeida,<br>
        (b) follow up email from members of Indian civil society to
        Prof. Virgilio Almeida;<br>
        (b) response of Prof. Almeida to Indian civil society groups.<br>
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        Also do note a recent article published in a leading Indian
        newspaper giving some of the context behind this:  <a
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href="http://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/executive-of-telecom-giant-that-aided-nsa-spying-is-on-india-s-cyber-security-panel/article1-1205483.aspx">http://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/executive-of-telecom-giant-that-aided-nsa-spying-is-on-india-s-cyber-security-panel/article1-1205483.aspx</a>
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          Two of the documents referred to in the above article
          (concerning plagiarism charges) are also attached to this
          email.<br>
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          Regards,<br>
          Rishab Bailey<br>
          (for the Society for Knowledge Commons, India)<br>
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