Amateur Radio License in India are licensed by the Wireless Planning & Coordination  wing of Ministry of Communications, Govt. of India and enjoy a far more privileges of radio operation than "CB" radio operators do. With these privileges come responsibilities and rules for the operation of an amateur radio station. Specifically, there are a few things that hams are not allowed to do:

 1) Hams are not allowed to do anything with their radios that makes them money in way. Ham radio is a hobby.

 2) Ham radio operator cannot `broadcast' to the public. This means that ham radio transmissions are meant to be received by other ham radio operators. While a short-wave radios will allow you to listen to the ham radio bands, what you will hear is hams talking to other hams and not music or other radio programs of `general' interest.

 Within these (and other) guidelines, however, hams are empowered to do just about everything that government and private radio stations are allowed to do.  

Ministry Website: http://www.dotindia.com/wpcc/spectrum-home.htm