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Kya hai yeh naya law aur kyu aa raha hai?
Basically, India government ek aisa law laane ki soch rahi hai jo Indian companies ko foreign sanctions se bacha sake. Yeh idea Europe Union ke 1996 ke 'Blocking Statute' se inspired hai. Iska main goal yeh hai ki agar koi foreign country apne laws India mein apply karne ki koshish kare aur usse Indian businesses ya essential services mein rukavat aaye, toh usse roka ja sake. Yeh ek tarah ka domestic shield banayega global political actions ke khilaf.
Microsoft-Nayara Energy incident ne kaise pressure badhaya?
Is policy shift ka sabse bada reason tha pichle saal July mein Microsoft dwara Nayara Energy ko IT services band kar dena. Ye tab hua jab EU ne Russia par sanctions lagaye the aur Nayara Energy uski list mein thi. Is wajah se Nayara Energy ka Outlook aur Teams jaise services se access cut gaya tha, jisse unke data aur tools tak pahunchna mushkil ho gaya tha, bhale hi unka license ho. Is incident ne dikha diya ki Indian companies kitni vulnerable hain jab woh foreign digital systems par depend karti hain. Nayara Energy ne jab ye issue uthaya, toh Finance Ministry ne EU statute ko model banate hue, similar domestic law ka proposal diya. Main aim yeh hai ki global providers se service contracts aur products sirf unki Indian subsidiaries ke through hi sign kiye jayein.
EU ka law kya kehta hai?
EU Blocking Statute, jo 1996 mein aaya tha, kehta hai ki kisi country ke borders ke bahar apply hone wale sanctions international law ke khilaf hain. Yeh EU individuals aur companies ko protect karta hai. Iske mutabik, aise foreign sanctions ko follow karna illegal hai, aur un par based non-EU court rulings ko void kiya ja sakta hai, saath hi companies damages recover kar sakti hain.
India mein yeh law kaise kaam karega?
Jo proposed law hai, uske hisaab se India mein registered companies ke liye apni home country ya kisi aur jurisdiction ke sanctions ko follow karna illegal hoga. Filhal, ye discussions government departments ke beech early stages mein hain. EU ka law pehle Cuba aur Iran ke sanctions ke liye tha, par isse implement karna kabhi kabhi mushkil raha hai, jahan EU companies ko US sanctions ya EU regulations mein se ek choose karna pada. Iske saath hi, India government kuch key sectors mein domestically made cloud systems use karne ki policy par bhi soch rahi hai. Isse foreign providers par reliance kam hogi aur data security improve hogi, especially jab geopolitical aur cybersecurity risks badh rahe hain. Microsoft ne Nayara incident par clarification dete hue kaha tha ki yeh ek automated 'legacy' compliance system ki wajah se hua tha aur ab unhone iski enforcement improve kar di hai.