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title: "Sunil Abraham and Deccan Chronicle"
description: "A consolidated cluster of Sunil Abraham's columns for Deccan Chronicle and related news coverage that references his views on technology, digital rights, internet governance, and public policy in India."
categories: [Clusters, Media mentions]
permalink: /clusters/sunil-abraham-deccan-chronicle/
created: 2026-01-06
---

***Deccan Chronicle*** is a long-running English-language newspaper with a strong tradition of opinion writing and column-led engagement on politics, society, and public affairs. Alongside daily reporting, the publication has provided space for regular commentary on how technological change intersects with governance, law, and democratic practice in India.

Within this context, **Sunil Abraham** has appeared both as a columnist and as a referenced expert. His contributions and mentions in *Deccan Chronicle* tend to foreground structural questions — such as regulatory design, institutional accountability, and the societal impact of digital systems — rather than episodic technology news.

This cluster brings together all **publications** authored by Sunil Abraham for *Deccan Chronicle* as well as relevant **media mentions**, offering a single reference point for readers interested in this strand of his public writing and commentary.

## ✍️ Publications {#publications}

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     | where:"source","Deccan Chronicle" 
%}
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## 📣 Media Mentions {#media}

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{% assign media_items = site.pages 
     | where_exp:"p","p.categories contains 'Media mentions'"
     | where:"source","Deccan Chronicle" 
%}
{% assign media_sorted = media_items | sort:"title" %}

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</ol>

## External links
- [Sunil Abraham](https://www.deccanchronicle.com/columnist/sunil-abraham) on *Deccan Chronicle*

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