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Primer 1: What Counts as an “AI Output”? Defining AI Outputs for Copyright Law in India

Generative artificial intelligence is rapidly transforming how content is created, distributed, and consumed. From text and images to music, code, and video, AI systems are now capable of producing outputs that closely resemble human creativity—often with minimal human intervention. As these capabilities scale, they are raising a foundational legal question:What exactly qualifies as an “AI […]

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White Paper- Catalysing India’s Digital Retail Revolution : Revisiting Investment Framework For Quick Commerce

Revisiting the Investment Framework for Quick Commerce Quick commerce (Q-commerce) has emerged as a defining feature of India’s digital retail ecosystem. By enabling rapid delivery of essential goods through hyperlocal supply chains, dark store infrastructure, and technology-enabled logistics, the sector is reshaping consumer behaviour and retail operations across urban India. As adoption accelerates, however, the

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Policy Brief: From Payments to Prosperity – Expanding Credit on UPI to All Authorised Card Networks

UPI has cemented its position as the cornerstone of India’s digital economy, achieving an unprecedented scale of 20 billion transactions in a single month by mid-2025. As the platform evolves from a facilitator of payments to a comprehensive financial hub, the integration of credit—primarily through RuPay credit cards and the Credit Line on UPI (CLOU)—marks

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Policy Brief – Policy Prescriptions for Balancing AI and Copyright Concerns

Artificial intelligence is reshaping creative production, dissemination, and consumption at an unprecedented pace. As AI systems increasingly rely on large volumes of data and generate outputs that intersect with protected works, existing copyright frameworks are facing new interpretive and policy challenges. Across jurisdictions, policymakers, courts, creators, and technology developers continue to engage with unresolved questions

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Research Paper: Regulating AI Across Borders The EU AI Act, Stakeholder Perspectives, and India’s Approach

Regulating AI Across Borders provides a clear overview of the EU AI Act, its risk-based structure, governance model, and compliance requirements. The publication also examines how industry, civil society, and research communities have responded to the Act. It then outlines India’s current regulatory posture and highlights areas of alignment, divergence, and uncertainty. This summary presents

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Research Paper: India’s AI Landscape: An Overview

The paper outlines India’s increasing adoption of AI, the strategic relevance of the IndiaAI Mission, and the growing prominence of AI in administrative, industrial, and policy settings. It also reflects on the tension between innovation and governance that characterises India’s current regulatory moment.The full paper elaborates on how these tensions may influence the next phase

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Policy Brief: Market Study on Artificial Intelligence and Competition

Artificial Intelligence (AI) has moved from being an experimental technology to a core enabler of economic transformation. As India positions itself as a global AI innovation hub, questions around who controls data, who benefits from algorithms, and how competition is preserved have taken centre stage. Recognising this inflection point, the Competition Commission of India (CCI)

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Policy Report: GTIPA Perspectives: How Smart Deregulation Can Unleash Powerful Innovations Worldwide

Published by the Global Trade and Innovation Policy Alliance (GTIPA) This GTIPA Perspectives report, How Smart Deregulation Can Unleash Powerful Innovations Worldwide, analyzes the global economic costs of unchecked regulatory accumulation and presents a model for “smart deregulation” to spur innovation, increase productivity, and drive long-term growth. The volume compiles case studies from 18 countries

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Policy Report: Will AI Pass the Bar? Mapping the Use of Artificial Intelligence in the Judiciary: Insights from Singapore, India, and Taiwan 

Published by the KAS Rule of Law Programme Asia The report, Will AI Pass the Bar? Mapping the Use of Artificial Intelligence in the Judiciary: Insights from Singapore, India, and Taiwan, was officially launched at TechLaw.Fest in Singapore. The unveiling was led by the Honourable Justice Aiden Xu, Judge of the Singapore High Court, on

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Policy Brief: From Payments to Prosperity: Expanding Credit Line over UPI to NBFCs

UPI has established itself as India’s most widely adopted digital payments infrastructure. As it progressively integrates credit functionality, the platform is positioned to play a larger role in supporting financial access, especially for individuals and enterprises with evolving credit needs. However, the current framework—where only banks can offer credit lines on UPI—limits a broader section

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