In general, censorship in India , which involves the suppression of speech or other public communication, raises issues of freedom of speech , which is protected by the Indian constitution. The Constitution of India guarantees freedom of expression , but places certain restrictions on content, with a view towards maintaining communal and religious harmony, given the history of communal tension in the nation. [1] According to the Information Technology Rules 2011, objectionable content includes anything that "threatens the unity, integrity, defence, security or sovereignty of India, friendly relations with foreign states or public order" . [2] In 2018, the Freedom in the World report by Freedom House gave India a freedom rating of 2.5, a civil liberties rating of 3, and a political rights rating of 2, earning it the designation of free . The rating scale runs from 1 (most free) to 7 (least free). [3...