On 7 August 2025, The Dialogue hosted the ๐ฏ๐ฟ๐ฑ ๐๐ป๐ป๐๐ฎ๐น ๐๐ป๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ป๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป๐ฎ๐น ๐๐ผ๐ป๐ณ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ป๐ฐ๐ฒ ๐ผ๐ป ๐๐ผ๐บ๐ฝ๐ฒ๐๐ถ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป ๐๐ฎ๐ ๐ถ๐ป ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐๐ถ๐ด๐ถ๐๐ฎ๐น ๐๐ด๐ฒ, convening global thought leaders to debate how competition policy must adapt to fast-changing technological, economic, and geopolitical realities.
The conference was anchored by two influential keynotes: ๐ฆ๐ต๐ฟ๐ถ ๐ฆ. ๐๐ฟ๐ถ๐๐ต๐ป๐ฎ๐ป (Secretary, MeitY), who framed Indiaโs digital ambitions and regulatory imperatives, and ๐๐ฟ. ๐๐ฟ๐ฒฬ๐ฑ๐ฒฬ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฐ ๐๐ฒ๐ป๐ป๐, who offered a global perspective on evolving antitrust paradigms.
Three expert-led panels followed:
- Panel 1: Tailoring Competition Policy Approaches to Evolving Geopolitical Dynamics explored how shifting trade and industrial policies are reshaping regulatory thinking.
- Panel 2: Relevance of Competition Policy for AI Innovation examined how regulation can balance innovation with accountability in fast-moving AI markets.
- Panel 3: Aligning Existing Competition Policy with Broader Economic Goals, which included remarks from ๐๐ฟ. ๐ฆ๐ฎ๐๐บ๐ถ๐ ๐ฃ๐ฎ๐๐ฟ๐ฎ (Honโble Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha), assessed how India can integrate competition law within its growth agenda.
The day concluded with closing remarks by ๐ ๐ฃ ๐ฆ๐ต๐ฟ๐ถ ๐๐ฎ๐๐ ๐ฆ๐ฟ๐ถ ๐๐ฟ๐ถ๐๐ต๐ป๐ฎ ๐๐ฒ๐๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐๐ฎ๐น๐, reflecting on Indiaโs role in shaping global digital competition frameworks.
Across these deliberations, experts debated fundamental questions: How can competition law foster innovation without stifling startups? What role should geopolitics play in shaping market rules? Can India build regulatory frameworks that are globally interoperable yet locally relevant?
But the deeper questions remain unresolved: What risks lie ahead if India adopts global models without adaptation? How can regulators counter โkiller acquisitionsโ while still encouraging entrepreneurial energy? And what vision of digital sovereignty should India advance on the global stage?
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