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Wednesday, November 5, 2025
TopicThePrint-Koan Advisory series

Topic: ThePrint-Koan Advisory series

ThePrint-Koan Advisory series, with technology policy consulting firm Koan Advisory Group, analyses emerging policies, laws and regulations in India’s technology sector.

Elon Musk’s Twitter takeover will encourage govt intervention on social media

Mohit Kalawatia -
The risk of Musk’s impulsive actions will make it difficult for the US to continue to export self-regulation to jurisdictions such as India.

Signal to Telegram, India wants to monitor communication apps. But telecom bill not the answer

Meghna Bal -
Involving the DoT to now govern digital communications applications may serve as a disruption with no guarantee of desired policy outcomes.

India must re-think the zero-charge regime for digital transactions. Try this tiered approach

Ateesh Nandi -
The current cross-subsidy disincentives quality of service and will impact ease of living in the longer term.

Google, Twitter are making internet safe in 2 ways—inaction, overaction. There’s a third

Aayush Soni -
Artificial intelligence and machine learning cannot always distinguish between offensive and non-offensive media.

Why OTTs, telcos mustn’t lock horns over infra cost-sharing

Mohit Kalawatia -
There is no evidence to suggest that the increased penetration of OTT services has adversely affected the revenues and profits of telecom operators.

Big isn’t always bad—why India mustn’t blindly copy EU’s Digital Markets Act

Meghna Bal -
DMA aims to curb economic freedom of large digital companies to ‘address and pre-empt’ competitive risks their business models pose.

Exit of VPNs just the beginning. CERT-In’s cybersecurity rules will affect many players

Aditi Chaturvedi -
Forcing companies to report cyber-attacks within a mere six hours is an onerous requirement.

India doesn’t need a media market regulator. Industry actually needs more economic freedom

Meghna Bal -
Economic regulations make it harder to recoup investments made on content and drive firms towards consolidation for greater efficiencies.

Interoperability affects platforms like WhatsApp, Signal, Telegram. EU can learn from India

Mohit Kalawatia -
Evaluating the costs and benefits of interoperability requires a clear context. Modi govt's UPI push shows what consumer-friendly tech can look like.

Digital India dream and arbitrary internet shutdowns can’t go together. Just see the loss

Aditi Chaturvedi -
The right to internet access should be treated as a fundamental right. Frequent shutdowns adversely impact both Indian economy and society.
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Opinion

Pakistan can’t bomb or bargain its way out of the TTP-TLP mess

Syed Irfan Raza -
Among the many problems Pakistan is currently dealing with, the TLP and TTP offer two varying dimensions of the same one.

SRK is more Johnny Depp than Depp

In India, pushing through a policy is easier than changing a culture. Period

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Economy

Kerala’s silent startup surge—work near home, smooth roads, fast internet & diaspora engagement

Aneesa PA -
Once seen as a fading presence on India’s investment & startup picture, the state is slowly moving up the ladder, with policy reforms & infrastructure building.

Defence

India & Israel ink agreement to share, co-develop & co-produce advanced defence tech

Keshav Padmanabhan -
Agreement signed during 17th Joint Working Group (JWG) on defence cooperation. Defence Secretary Rajesh Kumar Singh met Director General in Israeli Ministry of Defence Amir Baram Tuesday. 

National Interest

Trump’s trade wars have rewritten powerplay, but India didn’t get the memo

Shekhar Gupta -
This world is being restructured and redrawn by one man, and what’s his power? It’s not his formidable military. It’s trade. With China, it turned on him.

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