Abhishek Nidasanametla When the Knock Comes: What India’s Competition Regime Isn’t Ready For In recent years, competition authorities abroad have started to treat ‘obstruction’ during dawn raids (“raid”) as a standalone infringement. Very recently, in Finland, the Market Court upheld a fine of EUR 1.5 million against Attendo Suomi after an employee deleted WhatsApp messages and […]
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Keshav Maheshwari Introduction: A Crisis of Confidence in a Cashless Revolution India’s Unified Payments Interface (UPI) stands as a monumental achievement in public digital infrastructure, a system that has dramatically lowered transaction costs and brought millions into the formal financial fold. However, a recent and unforeseen development threatens the very trust upon which this revolution […]
Kinjal Ahuja and Ashish Rawat “We cannot have a system, or even the appearance of system, where surveillance is secret, or where decisions are made about individuals by a Kafkaesque system of opaque and unreviewable decision-makers” – Reyna and Farley, 2006, p.43 Introduction India’s first dedicated data privacy law, the Digital Personal Data Protection Act, […]
Meghna Jain Introduction The digital age has transformed our world, not just in terms of human connection but also accessibility. This fast-paced, consumer-driven environment has seen the rise of subscription models, free trials, and auto-pay services, often offered through mobile apps. While these services offer convenience, they also present opportunities for manipulative design practices, commonly […]
Ananya Ahajoy & Param Kailash Introduction & Background The 2024 Economic Survey proposes that higher inflows of Foreign Direct Investments (FDI) from China through the ‘China plus one strategy’ could be advantageous to India. The strategy calls for the diversification of supply chains beyond China, thereby improving investment onto other low-cost nations such as India, […]
Rishabh Raj Introduction Corporate governance in India has inherently been devised with equity-listed companies in mind. However, changes brought through debt instruments as a primary funding source have highlighted the urgent need for regulatory frameworks catering exclusively to high-value debt- listed entities (HVDLEs). The Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI), which has taken notice […]
Garvit Gupta Introduction In India, it is no longer voluntary for companies to indulge in Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR); rather, it has been made compulsory under Section 135 of the Companies Act, 2013. Companies must spend on social initiatives at least 2% of their average net profits, where relevant if they meet stipulated thresholds. However, […]
Irfan Rashid Introduction The digital economy in India is a significant contributor to the overall GDP growth. With the high odds that the digital economy will contribute 20% to India’s GDP by 2026, India becoming the leader in digital revolution does not seem a distant dream now. In March 2024, the Committee on Digital Competition […]
S.V. Ghopesh Introduction The Karnataka state government recently issued a draft of the Karnataka Platform-Based Gig Workers (Social Security and Welfare) Bill, 2024, a rights-based bill that seeks to protect the rights of platform-based gig workers and places obligations on aggregators in relation to social security, occupational health, and safety of workers. It also acts […]
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