Re-upped - August 9

The Economic Times has reported on how India and Pakistan are set for a battle in an international court to settle their dispute over the Jammu and Kashmir-based Kishenganga hydel project, the Government has earmarked Rs. 30 crore ($ 6.5 million) to take care of the legal expenses. The Indian Express carries a column by Trilegal Partner, Rahul Matthan on how the showdown between the Indian government and Research in Motion, the Canadian company behind the BlackBerry service has reached a crescendo. Indian security agencies have always been leery of BlackBerry’s walled garden approach. But after the UAE, Saudi Arabia and now Lebanon announced a ban on BlackBerry services, the Indian government seems to have been galvanized into action.

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