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Wednesday, December 17, 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.

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.

Before RBI launches digital rupee, it must clear for Indians what the incentives are

Vikash Gautam -
RBI should be mindful of four key aspects as it lays the foundation for a digital rupee architecture.

Start-ups, IPOs flourish despite COVID, but excess liquidity is double-edged sword

Vikash Gautam -
A market-ready idea, partnering with the right investors and aligning goals with them are the bedrocks of success for start-ups.

Modi government crypto tax aims to maximise state revenue, deter low-income investors

Meghna Bal -
The Budget gave a crypto tax scheme to meet several policy goals. But here are the loopholes that you're missing.

India needs an atmanirbhar electric vehicle supply chain before invites to Tesla

Nikhil Goveas -
From Li-ion batteries to electric motors, import dependency has been the only option for domestic electric vehicle manufacturers.

India’s ed-tech is a predatory market. Modi govt can learn from UK, US

Vivan Sharan -
Companies like Byju’s, Unacademy might have adopted a ‘code of conduct’ to ward off regulation, but Modi govt must still fill digital governance gaps.

JPC report on data protection bill has loopholes & more bad news for social media companies

Aditi Chaturvedi -
The amended Bill gives the central govt more power to make key decisions, enough for social media companies to be wary.

Concern around online gaming addiction valid but ad hoc policy is not what India needs

Priyesh Mishra -
Gaming disorder is a mental health subject which needs to be addressed with sophistication and care. Prohibitive or restrictive approaches don’t help.

Parliamentary Committee’s PDP Bill report isn’t enough. Social media liability needs better

Shweta Venkatesan -
The harms that the JPC is addressing are complex. Looking for unilateral fixes are ill-advised ways to devise solutions.

Sriki-Bitfinex scandal exposed gap in crypto exchange. Govt must pass innovation-friendly law

Meghna Bal -
Parliamentary Committee on Finance to evolve a consensus on crypto regulation. The question is—what should it look like?
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Opinion

Who grounded IndiGo flights? They are the culprits, not DGCA

Bishwajit Bhattacharyya -
The IndiGo crisis is nothing short of a threat to India’s stability. Could it be an experiment? Can this happen in any other crucial sector like power or railways?

The long arc of rural employment—from welfare to rights to rationing

Muslim objections to Vande Mataram are about faith, not rejection of India

Economy

India’s merchandise exports to US rising month-on-month despite Trump tariffs, govt data shows

Keshav Padmanabhan -
November exports to the US saw 10% growth from the previous month. Overall, in the first 8 months this fiscal, the merchandise exports to the US touched has touched $59bn.

Defence

Israel has ‘realised who its real friend is’, eyes defence expansion in India amid arms curbs by others

Snehesh Alex Philip -
It is argued that India-Israel ties are moving from buyer–seller dynamic to one focused on joint development & manufacturing partnership, a shift 'more durable' than traditional arms sales.

National Interest

India’s top airline just handed sarkar the keys. That’s IndiGo’s real ‘crime’

Shekhar Gupta -
Don’t blame misfortune. This is colossal incompetence and insensitivity. So bad, heads would have rolled even in the old PSU-era Indian Airlines and Air India.

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