Dear Shyamal, and everyone,

I apologize for not responding in a timely manner to your question on the Wikimedia Forum[1].  Since that thread is now archived, and because I don't want to "bury" my respond, I'm responding here, on this list where most of the people who care will read it.

To your question: Vishnu did ask me -- at the time (the delay is all mine) -- about sharing the WMF and CIS agreement publicly.  We will not be sharing that agreement, on principle: not because there's anything secret or damning in it, but because we do not want to create a misleading precedent that may set the expectation that all WMF contracts are subject to community review.  This isn't, and cannot be, the case.  We likewise do not expect chapters or other partners to publicly share contracts.

That said, I am happy to answer the question that prompted you to want to look at the agreement, viz. whether the community "really has the right to complain about things like lack of discussions / transparency etc."  -- the answer is: yes, of course!  The community is our ally in ensuring meaningful work gets accomplished, in India as in elsewhere in the world.  We not only "allow", but _want_ the community to review CIS-A2K's work, just like it reviews WMF's work (on more global/technical matters, e.g. the visual editor), Wikimedia India's work, and any other group operating in or around the Wikimedia projects.