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Electronic Books Of Accounts In India: Statutory Location Requirements And Emerging Compliance Risks
India's regulatory landscape for financial record-keeping has undergone a quiet but consequential transformation over the past several years. The migration of books of accounts from physical ledgers to cloud-hosted platforms and SaaS-based enterprise resource planning systems has dramatically altered not just how financial data is stored, but where it resides and that question of where has become a matter of acute legal consequence.
India Accounting
LegaLogic
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Beyond Play, Into Compliance: Online Gaming Rules, 2026
For years, online gaming in India has expanded faster than the law has been able to define it. What began as a loosely regulated digital pastime has now evolved into a structured, high-value industry at the intersection of technology, finance and consumer law. However, the legal framework governing it has remained fragmented, shaped by state gambling laws, IT intermediary rules, tax positions and judicial attempts to distinguish skill from chance.
India Media & IT
LO
Legacy Law Offices
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D&O Insurance In The Age Of Data Governance: Premium Realities Under India’s DPDP Regime
India’s enactment of the Digital Personal Data Protection Act, 2023 (“DPDP Act”) marks a decisive shift toward a modern data protection regime anchored in accountability, consent, and enforcement. While the statute is primarily directed at “data fiduciaries,” its implications extend well beyond operational compliance. At the boardroom level, the Act has triggered a reassessment of governance responsibilities, risk allocation, and critically Directors and Officers (“D&O”) insurance.
India Commercial
KS
King, Stubb & Kasiva
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Privacy Engineering In 2026: Consent Logs, Retention Automation, And Erasure Reality
Explore critical insights across multiple sectors including Middle East construction challenges amid regional conflict, the intersection of financial reporting valuations and tax compliance, large-scale financial remediation strategies for overdraft fee disputes, and strategic healthcare real estate investment forecasts for 2026. These analyses examine how geopolitical uncertainty, regulatory scrutiny, and evolving market dynamics shape business decisions and operational strategies.
India Privacy
AC
Ankura Consulting Group LLC
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GIFT City Newsletter | April 2026
GIFT IFSC, India's first international financial services centre, continues its rapid evolution as a globally competitive financial hub under the unified regulation of IFSCA. Recent developments span critical regulatory frameworks for capital raising, aircraft leasing SPVs, cybersecurity mandates for market infrastructure, pension fund regulations, and landmark approvals including India's first foreign family office registration.
India Finance
DL
Dentons Link Legal
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From Safe Harbour To Command‑And‑Control: How India's 2026 IT Rules Draft Turns Intermediary Compliance Into Real‑Time Obedience
On March 30, 2026, the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology ("MeitY") has circulated draft Second Amendment Rules, 2026 ("Draft Amendment") to the Information Technology (Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics Code) Rules, 2021 ("IT Rules, 2021"), proposing the consequential structural realignment of India's intermediary liability.
India Media & IT
KS
King, Stubb & Kasiva
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RBI Issues Advisory On Customer Data Protection Best Practices A Practical Guide For Regulated Entities
The Reserve Bank of India's (RBI) Department of Supervision, through its Cyber Security and IT Risk Group, has issued Advisory No. 3/2026 dated 25 March 2026 on best practices relating to customer data protection (the "Advisory"). Drawing on a thematic study conducted across multiple categories of RBI-supervised entities (SEs) in 2025, the Advisory consolidates real-world best practices observed in the field.
India Finance
KC
Khaitan & Co LLP
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