India: Privacy

Global Capability Centres (“GCCs”) in India are at an inflection point. With over 1,800 centres employing nearly two million professionals and generating approximately USD 64.6 billion in revenue as of 2024, the sector accounts for roughly 35 percent of India’s technology services workforce and over 1.6 percent of national GDP.

Kartik Aaryan is a popular Indian film actor who has been in the news lately on account of a Bombay High Court ruling. The judgment upheld his personality rights, and one of the more serious concerns raised before the Court involved the use of artificial intelligence (AI) and deepfake tools. In this regard, on April 21, 2026, the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) proposed a significant tightening of disclosure norms for AI-generated content.

India's DPDP Rules 2025 operationalize the Digital Personal Data Protection Act 2023, creating a balanced framework for privacy and data use. Notified on November 14, 2025, after extensive consultations, these rules emphasised citizens' rights alongside business compliance.

Global Capability Centres (“GCCs”) in India are at an inflection point. With over 1,800 centres employing nearly two million professionals and generating approximately USD 64.6 billion in revenue as of 2024, the sector accounts for roughly 35 percent of India’s technology services workforce and over 1.6 percent of national GDP.

The Information Technology (Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics Code) Amendment Rules, 2026 (“Amendment”) marks a significant evolution in India’s digital regulatory landscape...

India's digital governance landscape is undergoing significant transformation through proposed amendments to intermediary rules, enhanced telecommunications compliance frameworks, and stricter fintech data protection standards. Recent regulatory actions by MeitY, TRAI, and RBI signal a coordinated effort to strengthen platform accountability, combat unsolicited commercial communications, and safeguard consumer data across the financial sector.