Legal and regulatory simplification is long overdue
Ameet Datta, Jasman Dhanoa & Yashaswini Chauhan
Legal frameworks comprise a multitude of laws, rules, regulations and delegated legislation enacted over time, and later modified in a piecemeal manner, resulting in inconsistencies, regulatory arbitrage and compliance confusion.
India’s push towards mandatory installation of apps
Rishikaa & Anindita Deb
Aecent standoff between the Indian government and the tech industry was sparked by the Department of Telecommunications’ directions mandating pre-installation of the state-run Sanchar Saathi app on mobile phones.
India’s age rating standard for video games: Old ground, new obligations
Jasman Dhanoa & Yashaswini Chauhan
The Bureau of Indian Standards recently issued the IS19690:2026, Video and Digital Games – Age Rating and Content Descriptor Labels – Specification (IS), which establishes a formal age rating and content descriptor framework for video and digital games.
Non-tariff barriers and India’s digital trade commitments
Jasman Dhanoa & Anindita Deb
Non-tariff measures now reportedly affect nearly 90% of trade flows worldwide, a six-fold increase in the past three decades, according to The Economist.
Draft ASCI guidelines for SGC in advertising
Rishikaa & Anindita Deb
India does not have a standalone law to regulate AI. However, this does not mean that the space is unregulated. To regulate synthetically generated information (SGI), the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology has recently amended the Information Technology (Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics Code) Rules, 2021 (IT Rules).
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