''We Cannot Censor the Web'', says Nikesh Arora, Chief Business Officer, Senior VP, Google, exclusively to NDTV

Technology giant Google has finally spoken out on the controversy around banning objectionable content that has led to a legal battle in India.In an exclusive interview to NDTV'S Shweta Rajpal Kohli from the World Economic Forum in Davos, Google's Chief Business Officer Nikesh Arora says 'we cannot censor the web', and asks if the Indian government understands the enormity of what's being asked? He says things are being done too hastily for Google's liking, and any form of censorship will taint the growth of India's Internet industry

Highlights of the interview

'WE CANNOT CENSOR THE WEB''·        

'CANNOT CENSOR ABILITY OF PEOPLE TO EXPRESS'·        

'DOES GOVT UNDERSTAND ENORMITY OF WHAT'S BEING ASKED?'·        

'THINGS BEING DONE TOO HASTILY FOR OUR LIKING'·        

'NEED REAL CONVERSATION WITH GOVERNMENT'·        

 'CENSORSHIP WILL TAINT INDIA'S INTERNET ECONOMY'

EXTRACTS·        

"We cannot censor ability of people to express themselves"·        

"The Web does not have one tenant"·        

"Does Indian government understand the enormity of what's being asked?"·        

"Censoring and pre-clearing everything will taint growth of Internet industry in India vis-a-vis rest of the world"·        

"Things being done too hastily for our liking. We would welcome more dialogue before people rush to try and take action on what's not a fully formed idea"·        

"We would like to have a real conversation around these issues"·        

"They're not asking to censor the web in India, they're asking us to censor the world wide web"·        

"Not comfortable being final aribiter of what's objectionable"·        

"Used to proud when I used to come to India because we have a fundamental belief around democracy"·        

"Do you want to be part of a country where things don't move fast, there are no innovations because everything is pre-checked?"·        

"60 hours of video uploaded every minute, impossible to pre-censor"·        

"You cannot say I built the street corner and will be responsible for everyone who stands on the corner and has a conversation, that’s ridiculous