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Podcast: businessline's State of the Economy Podcast
Episode: Theme: Digital Economy | Can Internet shutdowns cripple the future of small businesses and startups?
Description: In this State of the Economy podcast, businessline’s Anjana PV talks to Anirudh Tagat, Research Author, Department of Economics, Monk Prayogshala, on the impact of internet shutdowns on businesses. In a recent report by Keep It On coalition, a grouping of civil society bodies that advocates against Internet blockades, it was reported that the Internet was snapped 116 times in the country last year. These shutdowns have affected businesses as well. The internet has become an essential tool for businesses around the world, and disruptions to this access can have severe consequences. One such disruption, internet shutdowns, can cripple a c...