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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.

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?

India-US digital trade is going through a bad patch. USTR Tai’s visit can begin fixing it

Mohit Kalawatia -
The next few months will test India-US commitments to a strategic partnership. Digital cooperation is a vital part of it.
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Opinion

Indian police need urgent reforms. 2006 SC order yielded no results

Prakash Singh -
In the face of judicial scrutiny, several states issued executive orders after SC’s 2006 verdict. But these enactments were cleverly designed to circumvent the implementation of judicial directions.

Skin cancer is no more an ‘old person’s disease’

Ahmedabad’s Calico Museum took away my phone. And then something magical happened

Economy

Market regulator SEBI clears Adani Group of impropriety alleged by Hindenburg Research

Sampurna Panigrahi -
SEBI probe concluded that purported loans and fund transfers were paid back in full and did not amount to deceptive market practices or unreported related party transactions.

Defence

60 yrs on, veterans recall lessons from 1965 India-Pakistan war. ‘Equipment alone doesn’t win battles’

Javaria Rana -
A common thread runs through the memories of soldiers of the 1965 war—ingenuity, courage and camaraderie that withstood an apparently technologically superior foe.

National Interest

India doesn’t give walkovers to Pakistan in war. Here’s why it shouldn’t do it in cricket either

Shekhar Gupta -
Many really smart people now share the position that playing cricket with Pakistan is politically, strategically and morally wrong. It is just a poor appreciation of competitive sport.

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