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Stop Waiting for an AI Act: India’s "Frankenstein" Tech Regulation is Already Here (and the Clock is Ticking)
The Myth of the Upcoming AI Law For the past three years, the Indian tech bar has been holding its breath, waiting for the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) to drop a bespoke Artificial Intelligence Act. Lawyers have been adv...
The DPDP Act is Swallowing Indian Tech Law: Why IP and Privacy Are Now the Same Practice Area
The Illusion of a Dedicated AI Law is Dead For the last three years, Indian tech lawyers and policy wonks have been holding their breath, waiting for a bespoke Artificial Intelligence Act to drop from the legislative heavens. It is time to exhale and...
The Privacy Paradox: Supreme Court’s DPDP-RTI Stance and the Draconian 3-Hour AI Takedown Rule
A Year of Reckoning for Digital Rights and Intermediary Liability If the first quarter of 2026 is any indicator, the Indian technology and privacy law landscape is undergoing a radical, state-centric metamorphosis. For practicing tech lawyers and con...
The DPDP Act Paradox: Killing the RTI While Moonlighting as India’s Default AI Law
For Indian technology and public law practitioners, the landscape of digital governance has fundamentally shifted as of July 2026. The Digital Personal Data Protection (DPDP) Act, 2023 is no longer just a looming compliance hurdle—it is fully operati...
The DPDP Era Begins: RTI in the Crosshairs and the Government’s Risky "Shoehorn" Approach to AI Governance
For Indian technology and IP practitioners, July 2026 will be remembered as the month the theoretical finally gave way to the operational—and the litigious. Over two years after receiving presidential assent, the Centre has finally notified the admin...
The 2026 Digital Law Overhaul: DPDP Rules Strike Down "Checkbox Consent" as DPIIT Drags the Designs Act into the Virtual Era
For technology and intellectual property practitioners in India, 2026 is already proving to be a watershed year. The Centre has finally notified the much-anticipated administrative rules for the Digital Personal Data Protection (DPDP) Act , ending tw...
No Stay from the Supreme Court: Why the DPDP Act is Now India's De Facto 'AI Law'
The waiting game for India’s technology and privacy counsel is officially over. With the Centre finally notifying the administrative rules for the Digital Personal Data Protection (DPDP) Act, 2023, the theoretical debates of the past three years must...
The “No AI Act” Strategy: How Notified DPDP Rules and Stealth IT Amendments Just Rewrote India’s Tech Practice
The Illusion of the Indian AI Act For the past two years, Indian tech lawyers and corporate counsels have been bracing for a monolithic, EU-style Artificial Intelligence Act. You can stop waiting. The regulatory roadmap for 2026 is now explicitly cle...
The "AI Act" Mirage: Why MeitY’s Pivot to DPDP and IT Rules Changes Everything for Tech Lawyers
For the last three years, the Indian tech-law fraternity has been waiting with bated breath for a bespoke, omnibus Artificial Intelligence Act. We can finally stop holding our breath. The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) has...
The "No New AI Law" Illusion: How DPDP, IP, and the IT Rules Just Became India's De Facto AI Framework
The Myth of the Indian AI Act For the past few years, Technology, Media, and Telecommunications (TMT) desks across Indian law firms have been bracing for a sweeping, European-style artificial intelligence statute. We can now officially stop holding o...
The "No New AI Law" Mirage: How the DPDP Rules and the 3-Hour IT Rules Takedown Just Rewrote Indian Tech Practice
If your technology and media clients are holding their breath for a comprehensive, standalone Artificial Intelligence statute in India, it is time to advise them to exhale—and panic just a little. Earlier this week, the Ministry of Electronics and IT...
The "No New AI Law" Strategy: How the Operationalized DPDP Act and Amended IT Rules Just Became India's De Facto AI Code
The Illusion of a Regulatory Vacuum If you were holding your breath for a dedicated Indian equivalent to the EU AI Act, you can finally exhale. In May 2026, the Ministry of Electronics and IT (MeitY) Secretary S. Krishnan made the government’s stance...
Stop Waiting for an "AI Act": MeitY's Reliance on DPDP and Existing IP Laws is a Wake-Up Call for Tech Lawyers
The Death of the "Wait and See" Approach to AI Law For the past two years, tech lawyers and in-house counsel have been advising clients on Generative AI with a standard, safe caveat: "The regulatory landscape is currently unsettled; we are awaiting d...
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