India: New Technology

A senior partner at a global law firm is sitting with a forensic team, discussing a high-stakes investigation. There are millions of documents to review, timelines are tight, and regulatory pressure is building.

MeitY’s latest proposal on AI-generated content appears to be a straightforward tightening of disclosure norms. The language “ensure that users are informed when content is artificially generated” suggests a familiar regulatory instinct. However, a closer reading reveals something far more structural. This is not merely about telling users that content is AI-generated. It is about ensuring that such disclosure is inseparable from the content itself. In doing so, MeitY is not just prescribing what platforms must say rather it is beginning to influence how platforms must be build.

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.