Exploring India’s Data Protection Law with Rahul Matthan

<p>The past week has been momentous for those awaiting the enactment of a legal framework for data protection in India. India’s parliament passed the Digital Personal Data Protection Act, 2023, and the law has now also received the assent of the President of India. This law has been enacted after multiple rounds of deliberations and consultations. Multiple committees have submitted reports on the proposed legislation, and three previous drafts of the legislation have been circulated for public consultation. What changes has this law undergone? How will the cost of data protection and privacy compliance impact Indian businesses?</p><p>In this episode of Interpreting India, <a href="https://trilegal.com/people/rahul-matthan/"><strong>Rahul Matthan</strong></a> joins <a href="https://carnegieindia.org/experts/1659"><strong>Anirudh Burman</strong></a> to give us insights into these questions and more.</p><p><strong>Episode Contributors</strong></p><p><a href="https://trilegal.com/people/rahul-matthan/"><strong>Rahul Matthan</strong></a> is a partner at Trilegal, one of India’s leading law firms, and heads the technology, media, and telecommunications (TMT) practice of the firm. He has extensive experience advising on high-value TMT transactions in the country. Rahul’s expertise spans several sectors in the technology space, including data protection, digital finance, cryptocurrencies, e-commerce, and more. Rahul has advised the government on the data privacy law and has served on the Kris Gopalakrishnan Committee on Non-Personal Data. He has authored numerous articles and thought pieces on various topical issues relating to computers, the internet, and other new technologies.</p><p><a href="https://carnegieindia.org/experts/1659"><strong>Anirudh Burman</strong></a> is an associate research director and fellow at Carnegie India. He works on key issues relating to public institutions, public administration, the administrative and regulatory state, and state capacity.  He has also worked extensively on financial regulat