Balance web freedom with security,US urges India

The US has urged India to ensure Internet freedom while seeking to preserve national security,as the Indian government asked social networking websites to check pages carrying inflammatory messages.

As the Indian government seeks to preserve security,we are urging them also to take into account the importance of freedom of expression in the online world, State Department spokesperson Victoria Nuland said at her daily news conference on Thursday.

Our understanding is that the Indian government is working with a number of our companies Google,Facebook and Twitter. We stand ready to be helpful if we can in those conversations, Nuland said. She said these firms are talking to the government about application of the Indian law within the context of Internet freedom.