India: New Technology

As New Delhi embraced the cascading effects of the India-AI Summit 2026...

A bunch of new things have taken place this past month. India's IT Rules got a fresh set of draft amendments. Karnataka became the first state to propose a social media ban for children. In Los Angeles, a jury held social media platforms liable for their design for the very first time.

In the March edition of Defence Dispatch, we lead with AI in warfare, looking at how the ongoing conflict in West Asia, the growing use of low-cost autonomous systems, and the public clash between Anthropic and the U.S.

Companies building with artificial intelligence tools face a specific challenge during early-stage fundraising.

India's insurance sector has grown rapidly over the past two decades, with various reports indicating a compounded annual growth rate of approximately 17% during this period

As an expression of commercial intent, contracts are far from routine formalities. They function as carefully structured legal instruments that define rights, allocate risk, and sustain long-term business relationships. In India, the execution and enforceability of such arrangements are governed by the Indian Contract Act, 1872 (“Contract Act”).

The digital ecosystem has changed because to the rapid spread of generative AI technologies, which can produce incredibly realistic text, images, audio, and video material.

For most mid-sized businesses, the decision to invest in an ERP tends to be strategic. However, the process often becomes painstaking, as reports take too long, and teams notice that their sales figures are not reconciling with finance.

The absence of a clear framework for India as a whole remains a significant gap, given the ad hoc and fragmented manner in which these guidelines are being issued.