25 nations censor Google
By Sandhya

The Google Head Quarters in USA is updated within hours if any country tries to censor its search engine or block YouTube.  In that sense, Google is well placed to draw up a real time snapshot of censorship on the internet.

Google has blogged about its updated approach to removing content from its products and services. 

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We see these attempts at control in many ways. China is the most polarizing example, but it is not the only one. Google products -- from search and Blogger to YouTube and Google Docs -- have been blocked in 25 of the 100 countries where we offer our services. In addition, we regularly receive government requests to restrict or remove content from our properties. When we receive those requests, we examine them closely to ensure they comply with the law, and if we think they’re overly broad, we attempt to narrow them down. Where possible, we are also transparent with our users about what content we have been required to block or remove so they understand that they may not be getting the full picture.
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Google uses Open Net Initiative (ONI) to get some input into its global view of censorship. The Open Net Initiative is a collaborative partnership of three institutions: the Citizen Lab at the Munk Centre for International Studies, University of Toronto; the Berkman Center for Internet & Society at Harvard University; and the SecDev Group (Ottawa).

And how does Open Net Initiative rate India?  If you look at the results (Image above) I generated from the ONI site, it seems they have a very realistic description of what is happening on the net in India.