Mine is
no single organisation or government has control over bitcoin, what is yours?
Maybe they don't have power over bitcoin, but sadly they have power over the users and if a country says it's illegal to buy bitcoins, then people will stop doing it to avoid going to jail. So, bitcoin is and will be free, but there is no freedom for the users yet. You can see as an example India, who is making some hard laws about Bitcoin right now.
In the open, but some will do it underground. All you need is something like tor and a wallet like Electrum that uses it. Of course the biggest pita would be exchanging the fiat, but i guess it can be done in a close circle of friends rather than strangers.
If India wants to become country 16 against Bitcoin, so be it. The world will bypass around them, that is,
wealth will bypass them. The people of India should tell their politicians how smart that move is...
And yes, some of the previous arguments, including government and institutional non interference, and nearly instant super cheap transfers worldwide, no matter the amount, matter.
Bitcoin is a virtual currency that lives in the cloud, therefore a "transfer" is the mere exchanging of people who have the keys that control them. What can India do against it? Shutdown internet? Let them try, it worked so well for its neighbor China (worlds largest Bitcoin usage).