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As India pushes to be a global data hub, the EDPS’s cautious stance underscores how implementation gaps in the DPDPA risk undermining international

India’s new data law misses critical protections for users of assistive technologies, raising concerns over consent and data minimisation

Robust data protection measures need to govern fintech solutions in India, and certain immediate short-term adjustments could accelerate this process

India’s consent-driven data rules may unintentionally hinder AI by limiting access to the large datasets essential for training

नवीन प्रशासनामुळे भूतानच्या चीनसोबतच्या सीमा वाटाघाटी�

चीन के साथ सीमा को लेकर भूटान की बातचीत में नए प्रशासन की �

While the new administration will make little difference in Bhutan’s border negotiations with China, it will promote deeper economic cooperation and

पिछले बिल की तुलना में डेटा संरक्षण का नया विधेयक (DPDPB 2022) ज़�

While the new DPDPB 2022 is a more comprehensive bill, the underlined aim is to protect the data fiduciaries than to protect users from exploitation.

In the 2019 election most of the strongholds of PDP recorded very low polling which indicates a shift of public mood from soft separatism to a more ha

The results of the Urban Local Body polls show that the BJP and the Congress, piggybacking on the boycott of the two main parties of Kashmir valley, m

पीडीपी में विभाजन अवश्यंभावी है। अभी तक ऐसा कोई सबूत नही�

The split in the PDP is inevitable. So far, there is no evidence that New Delhi is engineering split within PDP.

The BJP has tried to play smart politics with its insulting break with Mehbooba Mufti. The fallout of the move could envelope Kashmir in distress — and hurt the BJP too.

The Indian state must use the opportunity that the political crisis has offered to fix the many things that are broken.

A new leadership has assumed office in Bhutan defying all pre-poll surveys that were predicting an adverse result for the country's opposition party. The People's Democratic Party (PDP), led by Tshering Tobgay won the elections by winning 32 seats out of 47.

The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY), Government of India, released the draft Digital Personal Data Protection Rules, 2025 (DPDP Rules) in early January this year and invited feedback by 5 March 2025. On 18 February 2025, MeitY organised a consultative session on the draft DPDP Rules; the event, held in New Delhi, was attended by the Observer Research Foundation (ORF). Based on the consultative session and discussions wi

There’s no evidence that the All Parties Hurriyat Conference has severed its ties with Pakistan or renounced separatism.

Shockingly, some campaigns are being led by people who are camouflaging their murderous rhetoric by wearing the saffron robes of Hindu renunciants. Last month, the theme of many speeches at a religious conclave in Haridwar was the need to ‘finish off’ Muslims. It would be easy to ignore this as the ranting of fringe Hindutva elements, but it’s no longer clear whether they are the fringe or the vanguard.

As data drives technological innovation in finance, open banking has gained global relevance. India has advanced in this domain through initiatives like the India Stack, as well as frameworks such as the Data Empowerment and Protection Architecture (DEPA) and the Account Aggregator (AA) framework. Additionally, the Digital Personal Data Protection (DPDP) Act is increasingly shaping India’s open banking landscape. Given the importance of data pr

Poll analysts in J&K seem certain that the BJP will sweep Jammu and the PDP will emerge as the largest party in Kashmir. But this remains to be seen. Without a clear majority, their collaboration will be interesting to watch; both represent competing nationalisms.

If the Modi government can restore the ceasefire as part of the resumption of talks with Pakistan, strengthen the existing CBMs across the LoC and unveil new ones, the external dimension to J&K could change for the better and create a conducive environment for the ambitious internal agenda for development articulated by the BJP and PDP.

Kazim Rizvi and Shravishtha Ajaykumar, Eds., Privacy in Practice: Strategies for Data Management in India, January 2025, Observer Research Foundation.

The new Digital Personal Data Protection Act (DPDPA) is market-friendly but is lacking in attention to privacy requirements for sensitive personal data. This report highlights three types of sensitive personal data—i.e., biometric, financial, and health—and emphasises the need for transparent consent mechanisms that will safeguard an individual’s data. It underscores the role of data fiduciaries, urging the formulation of clear operational

पाच वर्षांतील विविध मसूदे, सल्लामसलती व मुत्सद्देगिरीचा परिपाक म्हणून जरी डीपीडीपी कायद्याकडे पाहिले जात असले तरी एका ठोस उपायापेक्षा या उपायापर्यंत पोहोचण्याची ही सु

नवीन DPDPB 2022 हे अधिक व्यापक विधेयक असले तरी, वापरकर्त्यांना शोषणापासून वाचवण्यापेक्षा डेटा विश्‍वस्तांचे संरक्षण करणे हे अधोरेखित केलेले उद्दिष्ट आहे.