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Thursday, April 30, 2026
TopicData In Law

Topic: Data In Law

The Global Technology Summit 2020, co-hosted by the Ministry of External Affairs, will convene industry experts, policymakers, and scholars from all over the world to deliberate over five days on five comprehensive sub-themes surrounding the Geopolitics of Technology. ThePrint is a digital partner.

This series of articles is a part of the Summit.

Govts want backdoor entry to encrypted WhatsApp texts. It can also be backdoor for hackers

Tarunima Prabhakar -
Celebrity WhatsApp texts have been flashed on TV ever since the Sushant Singh Rajput case took over news. Govts do not need backdoor access to it.

No law for bio emergencies, no strategy for next pandemic – India must learn from Covid

Shruti Sharma -
When the Covid pandemic struck, India ran to hire epidemiologists, make a plan and set up committees. That’s a glaring public health gap.

Banking to groceries — Data Protection Authority has multi-sector role, but must be efficient

Shivangi Tyagi -
We need to carefully consider how the DPA can effectively operationalise different aspects of its mandate with the least amount of state capacity.

Yes Bank, PNB crises shows why RBI needs a data-first approach to supervision

Rajesh Bansal -
To expect the RBI to effectively monitor multiple aspects of the banks and other regulated entities is a tall order.

If India wants cross-border data, it must reform its laws and surveillance strategies

Smriti Parsheera -
Any discussion on personal data access in India necessarily requires a reiteration of the Supreme Court's Puttaswamy verdict, which declared privacy a fundamental right.

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Opinion

New promo video by PLA Navy is a teaser of China’s deep blue capabilities

Sana Hashmi -
Rather than functioning as conventional propaganda, the video operates as a device for interpretation, subtly shaping expectations about future developments in China’s naval trajectory.

Why Hyderabadis need a history lesson beyond the Mughal court

Why India should launch a gold amnesty scheme to shore up national reserves

Economy

Adani’s giant copper plant hits technical setbacks in first year

Julian Luk -
The 500,000 tonne-per-year plant produced just 94,000 tonnes of refined copper from April 2025 to February this year.

Defence

Indian drone tech company ideaForge signs MoU with Japanese firm to develop next-gen AI powered drones

Debdutta Chakraborty -
By pairing Indian drone engineering with Japanese semiconductor expertise, the two firms aim to develop more advanced autonomous systems tailored to both defence & commercial use.

National Interest

Trump, Netanyahu’s Iran gamble: The regime change rebound

Shekhar Gupta -
American objectives are unmet. They neither have muscle nor motivation to resume the war. As for Iran, the regime didn’t just survive, it’s now led by more radical individuals.

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