ArticleBig Data & Merger Control – Takeaways From The American ExperienceThis piece analyzes data-driven mergers in the context of American anti-trust law.IndiaAntitrust/Competition LawIkigai Law
ArticleWhat Is Holding Back Bike Taxi Services In India?Commentators are optimistic about India's market for bike taxi services. Uncertain and differing regulatory approaches at the State level have, however, constrained its growth.IndiaCorporate/Commercial LawIkigai Law
ArticleFintales Issue 20: July 2022The law of gravity guides planets, asteroids, and comets in their orbit around the Sun. It's a fundamental force which affects everything in our cosmos. Regulation, much like gravity, is an all-pervasive background force which holds our financial system together.IndiaTechnologyIkigai Law
ArticleFinTales Issue 35: Aftershocks From The Paytm Payments Bank DebacleOn 31 January 2024, the RBI imposed a series of restrictions on Paytm Payments Bank Limited. IndiaTechnologyIkigai Law
ArticleIntroduction To Digital Security Laws In Sri LankaThe Cyber Security Bill has been drafted to protect vital information and essential services from cyber attack.Sri LankaTechnologyIkigai Law
ArticleRegulation For Rigorous Clinical Investigation Of Medical Devices: The Missing Link Of The Atma-nirbhar Drive In HealthcareIndia aims to be the pharmacy of the world. To achieve this dream, it is important that drugs and medical devices "made-in-India" are trusted by regulators and users globally.IndiaFood, Drugs, Healthcare, Life SciencesIkigai Law
ArticleFinTales Issue 26: The Party CrashersHave you ever been to a party where the police showed up? If yes, congrats, I suppose. What if it's not the police? A surprising party pooper showed up at India's digital lending party this month.IndiaTechnologyIkigai Law
ArticleOur Comments To The National Health Authority's Consultation Papers On The Health Facilities Registry, And Healthcare Professionals' RegistryThe post is an overview of our comments to the National Health Authority's consultation papers on two building blocks of the National Digital Health Mission, namely the health facility registry and the healthcare professionals' registry. IndiaFood, Drugs, Healthcare, Life SciencesIkigai Law
ArticleSummary: Promotion And Regulation Of Online Gaming Act, 2025The Indian government has passed Promotion and Regulation of Online Gaming Act 2025 (the Act).IndiaMedia, Telecoms, IT, EntertainmentIkigai Law
ArticleFinTales Issue 28: A Partnership Of Equals?As we speak, the RBI is scrutinizing bank-fintech relationships. It's looking under the hood to decide if banks are over-reliant on their tech partners.IndiaTechnologyIkigai Law
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ArticleTech Ticker Issue 71 — October 2025October was lit — and we mean literally. Between Diwali diyas, good ol' fairy lights in our homes, glowing pumpkin lanterns, and policy fireworks in the inbox...IndiaTechnologyIkigai Law
ArticleEncoding Human Rights In Governing Tech CompaniesThe relevance of human rights on business activities of technology companies cannot be understated. Technology's pervasiveness in our lives posits critical questions of privacy, data protection...GlobalCorporate/Commercial LawIkigai Law
ArticleIntroduction To Digital Governance Issues In The APAC RegionThe Asia-Pacific, or APAC region, comprising of countries such as Australia, China, India, Japan, Singapore, Indonesia, and Vietnam, has the largest number of internet users in the world, at around 2.1 billion.GlobalPrivacyIkigai Law
ArticleTechTicker Issue 73: December 2025Wishing you a very happy new year from the TechTicker team! We hope this edition finds you in that brief pocket of calm before calendars fill up, and the inevitable "circling back" from the winter break gets going.IndiaTechnologyIkigai Law
ArticleBlockchain: Four Key Policy Developments Of 2022 From Around The WorldThis post covers four key policy and regulatory developments of 2022 concerning blockchain from the EU, USA, Singapore and Hong Kong. GlobalTechnologyIkigai Law
ArticleExpanding Scope Of Price Control Of Medical Devices – A Chink In The Armour Of ‘Atmanirbhar Bharat'?This post explores the National Pharmaceutical Pricing Authority's powers of price control and monitoring on the Indian medical device industry against the backdrop of India's drive towards an ‘Atmanirbhar Bharat.'IndiaFood, Drugs, Healthcare, Life SciencesIkigai Law
ArticlePolitical Dynamics Of The Joint Committee On The Personal Data Protection Bill, 2019On 12 December 2019, Parliament of India appointed a 'joint select committee' ("Committee") to examine the Personal Data Protection Bill 2019 ("PDP Bill")[1].IndiaPrivacyIkigai Law
ArticleFintales Issue 24: November 2022The ancient Greeks believed the first divine beings – the sky, the earth, the seas – emerged from Chaos. For a while, the world was in order, but with each generation...IndiaTechnologyIkigai Law
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