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India’s data protection law is close to being finalised. The Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) examining the Personal Data Protection Bill 2019 (PDP Bill) submitted its report (Report) in Parliament in December 2021. The JPC has recommended a fresh version of the law- the Data Protection Bill, 2021 (DP Bill). The change in the name ofRead more

A detailed clause-wise analysis of the Parliamentary committee’s report on India’s data protection law. On 16 December 2021, the Joint Parliamentary Committee on the Personal Data Protection Bill, 2019 tabled its report in Parliament. The committee recommends expanding the Bill’s scope to include non-personal data, imposing greater restrictions on cross-border data flows, removing the tradeRead more

This blogpost summarizes the key recommendations made in the report tabled by the Joint Committee on the Personal Data Protection Bill, 2019. On 16 December 2021, the Joint Committee on the Personal Data Protection Bill 2019[1] (‘JPC’ or ‘Committee’) tabled its report in the Parliament (‘Report’). The Report captures the JPC’s recommendations on changes thatRead more

This blogpost summarizes the issues highlighted and recommendations given by the Committee of Experts on non-personal data governance framework in their revised report released for public consultations on 27 December, 2020. Introduction In September 2019, the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (“MeitY”) appointed a committee of experts (“Committee”) to recommend a framework to regulateRead more

This blogpost discusses the comments prepared by Ikigai Law with Ms. Arushi Goel (ex-Judge, India and a legal advisor based in UAE) for the draft ‘Data Protection Regulatory Framework’ notified by the Abu Dhabi Global Market in November 2020. The Abu Dhabi Global Market or ADGM is an international financial centre and a financial freeRead more

This piece explores the impact of India’s upcoming data protection law on payments businesses, with a focus on cross-selling and physical location of data storage. With India’s upcoming data protection on the horizon, businesses must take a close look at their existing data use practices. The Personal Data Protection Bill 2019 (PDPB) calls for structural, organisationalRead more

India’s proposed data protection law introduced in Parliament in 2019 is being reviewed by a joint parliamentary committee. This piece discusses implications of the proposed law on the Indian startup ecosystem. Rahul Seth and Anirudh Rastogi India’s proposed data protection law, the Personal Data Protection Bill, 2019 introduced in Parliament late last year, is currently beingRead more

This blogpost summarizes the issues highlighted and recommendations given by the Committee of Experts on non-personal data governance framework in their report released for public consultations on July 12, 2020. The Committee of Experts on non-personal data governance framework (“NPD Committee”) released its report on July 12, 2020.[1] The NPD Committee was constituted by theRead more

I. Introduction The APAC region has been at the vanguard of digitisation, digital innovation, and digital governance.[1] However, differences in legal regimes in the region have meant that any regional or global privacy initiatives such as the APEC Privacy Framework,[2] APEC Cross Border Privacy Rules System (CBPR),[3] or the Osaka Declaration of Digital Economy[4] doRead more

A comprehensive data protection regime with a robust institutional framework is not only imperative for protection of fundamental rights but also gives the necessary stimulus to the digital economy. In our second blog we had highlighted the significant provisions of the proposed data protection and cyber security laws in Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, and Nepal. InRead more