The 2011 census recorded only around 2.68 million individuals as persons with disabilities in India, far lower than WHO’s report, which indicates 16 per cent of the global population lives with some form of disability.
Recognising care as a constitutional right requires recognising caregivers as rights-holders, not merely as family members performing expected duties.
A modern content takedown framework must do three things: preserve administrative efficiency but embed statutory safeguards that balance urgency with accountability, and ensure independent oversight.
India’s draft IT Rule amendments target deepfakes through labelling and verification, a positive step but overbroad and impractical. True digital trust needs smarter definitions, balanced enforcement, and redesigned platform incentives.
Individuals with haemophilia reportedly continue to be denied reservation benefits, educational support, and welfare entitlements available to other recognised disabilities under the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act, 2016 (RPwD Act).
For moderation tools to effectively address ableism, AI systems need to identify and explain disability bias. Involving disability rights advocates and interest groups in the development of our tech systems therefore becomes essential to building inclusive systems.
Much like earlier regimes governing nuclear and satellite technologies, AI is now being managed through international controls rather than traditional technology regulation.
India’s proposed mandatory licensing framework for copyright in the age of AI is likely to encounter serious practical hurdles in implementation.
With its young demographic and a fast-growing economy, India undoubtedly holds immense promise. But demographics and growth alone will not automatically keep talent at home. If we are to truly reap the benefits of our people staying back, we must create the right conditions here — and that requires bold moves.
The draft rules for “main telecommunication services” released recently bring order to scattered obligations but do not change the foundation. Instead, they carry the old burdens of the Unified Licence into statutory form.
The regulatory landscape for online real money money gaming is shifting in India, most notably through the passing of a recent bill banning the sector altogether. Irrespective of that fact, Google’s submission before the CCI marks an important leap forward for India’s digital economy.
Taxing assistive devices for mobility, sight, and hearing is a structural inequity: a society where one is penalized for existing with a disability.
