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Comparative Analysis of India’s Digital Personal Data Protection Bill, 2022 and 2023

Intrinsic to India’s long-drawn transition towards chartering a privacy-safe environment, the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY), Government of India, tabled the Digital Personal Data Protection Bill, 2023 (DPDPB 2023) during the monsoon session of the Parliament, on 3rd August 2023. It sets obligations for Data Fiduciaries and Significant Data Fiduciaries, provides safeguards for […]

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India’s Digital Revolution – Unlocking Economic Growth Through Fintech Innovation

India is on the brink of entering a trillion-dollar digital economy, fueled by the rapid surge in digitalization across people, government, and businesses, prompted by the recent pandemic. The fintech industry played a vital role during the lockdown, bridging financial and market gaps, leading to a significant uptake of homegrown apps like PhonePe and Paytm,

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Privacy Technologies in India – Strategies to Enhance the Ecosystem

Emerging digitalisation trends in the backdrop of privacy void and regulatory developments like the upcoming data protection regime are making a case and market for privacy-tech in India, which has been in business globally for about a decade.   However, India’s privacy technology industry is notably distinct from the Western markets. It faces unique challenges due

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IT Rules 2021: IT Rules 2021: A Regulatory Impact Assessment Study [Volume 2]

The Dialogue recently launched the second volume of our primary study conducted in collaboration with the Internet and Mobile Association of India on the IT Rules, 2021: A Regulatory Impact Assessment Study with inputs to boost the creative economy. The report analyses the impact of Part III of the IT Rules, 2021 on publishers of

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Policy Brief : Digital Identification Systems in India – Exclusionary Concerns and Way Forward

Digital technological development has transformed the concept of a nation-state where there has been a seamless blend of the internet and citizens forming netizens – where individuals actively involve and participate in online communities like in the physical public sphere. Therefore, to keep up with time, governments across the globe, including India, are testing various

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Working Paper: Digital Markets and Gaps in the Indian Competition Regime

Several countries across the world, including India, are reforming their competition frameworks to suit the needs of digital markets. These proposed changes are being considered due to certain policy and regulatory gaps observed by policymakers. The working paper discusses the existence and extent of these gaps in the Indian context and makes preliminary observations for

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Competition (Amendment) Bill, 2023: Changes in light of the Finance Committee’s Recommendations

On March 29th 2023, the Lok Sabha passed the Competition (Amendment) Bill, 2023 (‘2023 Bill’). The previous iteration of the Bill was released in August 2022 (‘2022 Bill’), following which it was referred to the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Finance (‘the FC’). The FC released its report making notable recommendations to the Bill. In line

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Event Report: Future of Competition Policy in Digital Markets

Aiming to add to the ongoing discourse on policy and regulatory approaches to addressing competition issues in digital markets, The Dialogue hosted a virtual roundtable discussion titled, ‘Future of Competition Policy in Digital Markets’ on March 10, 2023. The Roundtable opened with a panel discussion featuring Dr. Amar Patnaik, Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha, Dr.

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Online Gaming Regime in India: Analysing the Proposed Amendments to the IT Rules,2021 in relation to Online Gaming

India has recently experienced a surge in online gaming participation across various categories, prompting the government to propose amendments to the IT (Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics Code) Rules, 2021, specifically targeting online gaming. These changes classify online gaming platforms as intermediaries (Online Gaming Intermediaries), imposing additional obligations and due diligence measures. The proposed

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