📰 #MediaFeature | 𝐌𝐨𝐧𝐞𝐲𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐫𝐨𝐥 | 𝐁𝐢𝐠 𝐓𝐞𝐜𝐡 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐩𝐚𝐧𝐢𝐞𝐬 𝐟𝐥𝐚𝐠 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐜𝐞𝐫𝐧𝐬 𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫 𝐈𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐚’𝐬 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐩𝐨𝐬𝐞𝐝 𝐃𝐢𝐠𝐢𝐭𝐚𝐥 𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐩𝐞𝐭𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐁𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝘐𝘴 𝘐𝘯𝘥𝘪𝘢’𝘴 𝘥𝘪𝘨𝘪𝘵𝘢𝘭 𝘦𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘰𝘮𝘺 𝘣𝘦𝘴𝘵 𝘴𝘦𝘳𝘷𝘦𝘥 𝘣𝘺 𝘯𝘦𝘸 𝘭𝘦𝘨𝘪𝘴𝘭𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯, 𝘰𝘳 𝘣𝘺 𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘦𝘯𝘨𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘯𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘪𝘯𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘵𝘶𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘦𝘯𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘤𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘮? As debate intensifies around India's proposed 𝐃𝐢𝐠𝐢𝐭𝐚𝐥 𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐩𝐞𝐭𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐁𝐢𝐥𝐥, questions surrounding ex-ante regulation, market-specific evidence and institutional readiness are coming into sharper focus. Speaking to 𝐌𝐨𝐧𝐞𝐲𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐫𝐨𝐥, 𝐒𝐚𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐬𝐡 𝐏𝐚𝐧𝐣𝐰𝐚𝐧𝐢, 𝐒𝐞𝐧𝐢𝐨𝐫 𝐑𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐡 𝐀𝐬𝐬𝐨𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐭𝐞, 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐃𝐢𝐚𝐥𝐨𝐠𝐮𝐞, emphasises that any regulatory intervention must be 𝐠𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐝 𝐢𝐧 𝐞𝐯𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐈𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐚𝐧 𝐦𝐚𝐫𝐤𝐞𝐭𝐬 and informed by recent amendments to the Competition Act. He also draws attention to an equally consequential dimension of the debate: 𝐢𝐧𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐭𝐮𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐜𝐚𝐩𝐚𝐜𝐢𝐭𝐲, from strengthening the Competition Commission of India (CCI) and its newly established Digital Markets Division to improving the capacity and efficiency of the National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT). But as India considers the next phase of digital competition regulation, 𝘩𝘰𝘸 𝘴𝘩𝘰𝘶𝘭𝘥 𝘪𝘵 𝘣𝘢𝘭𝘢𝘯𝘤𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘤𝘢𝘴𝘦 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘯𝘦𝘸 𝘳𝘶𝘭𝘦𝘴 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘯𝘦𝘦𝘥 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘦𝘷𝘪𝘥𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘦-𝘭𝘦𝘥, 𝘦𝘧𝘧𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘦𝘯𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘤𝘦𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵? ➡️ 𝐑𝐞𝐚𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐟𝐮𝐥𝐥 𝐌𝐨𝐧𝐞𝐲𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐫𝐨𝐥 𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐲 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐒𝐚𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐬𝐡’𝐬 𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐩𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐰𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐫 𝐝𝐞𝐛𝐚𝐭𝐞: moneycontrol.com/news/busine… #digitalcompetition #competitionlaw #competitionpolicy #digitalmarkets #regulation #techpolicy #india @pantswani | moneycontrol.com | @kazimriz | @kritisingh29

🚨 𝐀𝐧𝐧𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐜𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 | 𝐎𝐮𝐫 𝐍𝐞𝐰 𝐃𝐢𝐠𝐢𝐭𝐚𝐥 𝐈𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐭𝐲 🏛️ As 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐃𝐢𝐚𝐥𝐨𝐠𝐮𝐞 continues to grow, we are transitioning to a domain that more accurately represents our identity as a 𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐡-𝐝𝐫𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐧 organisation engaged in advancing 𝐈𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐚’𝐬 𝐭𝐞𝐜𝐡𝐧𝐨𝐥𝐨𝐠𝐲 𝐩𝐨𝐥𝐢𝐜𝐲 landscape. We are pleased to share our new digital address: 🌐 thedialogue.org.in 𝐓𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐞 reflects our commitment to operating as a 𝐦𝐢𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧-𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐝 institution within India’s public policy ecosystem. The .ORG.IN domain aligns with our focus on independent research, policy engagement, and national context. More than a change in web address, this transition marks a step forward in our evolution as an 𝐢𝐧𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐭𝐮𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 dedicated to advancing 𝘦𝘷𝘪𝘥𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘦-𝘣𝘢𝘴𝘦𝘥 𝘱𝘰𝘭𝘪𝘤𝘺 𝘥𝘪𝘴𝘤𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘴𝘦 at the intersection of 𝐭𝐞𝐜𝐡𝐧𝐨𝐥𝐨𝐠𝐲, 𝐠𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐧𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞, and 𝐬𝐨𝐜𝐢𝐞𝐭𝐲. We invite you to visit and engage with our new platform. 🌐 #website #techpolicy #digitalpolicy #technologygovernance #aipolicy #digitaleconomy #policyresearch #publicpolicy @kazimriz|@OldWonk|@kritisingh29|@kameshsshekar|@JameelaSahiba|@gsaxena03|@Bhoomika106|@pantswani|@MeemansaAgarwal

📜 #BlogAlert | 𝐃𝐨𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐧𝐭 𝐏𝐨𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐂𝐚𝐬𝐞𝐬 𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐩𝐞𝐭𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐀𝐜𝐭, 𝟐𝟎𝟎𝟐 When does 𝐌𝐚𝐫𝐤𝐞𝐭 𝐒𝐭𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐠𝐭𝐡 cross the line into 𝐌𝐚𝐫𝐤𝐞𝐭 𝐏𝐨𝐰𝐞𝐫? And who decides where that line is drawn? From evolving enforcement processes to investigations under 𝐒𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 26, and from remedies to penalties, dominant position cases under the 𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐩𝐞𝐭𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐀𝐜𝐭, 2002 raise questions that go far beyond individual firms. This blog examines how the 𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐩𝐞𝐭𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐢𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐨𝐟 𝐈𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐚 (CCI) approaches suspected dominance, what procedural safeguards exist, and why these cases are becoming increasingly complex in modern markets. Authored by 𝘚𝘢𝘩𝘢𝘳𝘴𝘩 𝘗𝘢𝘯𝘫𝘸𝘢𝘯𝘪, Senior Research Associate (𝘊𝘰𝘮𝘱𝘦𝘵𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘓𝘢𝘸 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘗𝘰𝘭𝘪𝘤𝘺), 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐃𝐢𝐚𝐥𝐨𝐠𝐮𝐞, the piece breaks down the law behind some of India’s most consequential competition decisions. Dive into the full blog to unpack how dominance is assessed, challenged, and enforced. ➡️ 𝐄𝐱𝐩𝐥𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐩𝐥𝐞𝐭𝐞 𝐛𝐥𝐨𝐠 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐟𝐮𝐥𝐥 𝐢𝐧𝐬𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭𝐬 𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞: thedialogue.co/blog-dominant… #competitionact #digitalmarkets #MRTPact #CCI #COMPSAT #NCLAT @kazimriz | @pantswani | @sdhawan1 | @Bhoomika106 | @kritisingh29 |

𝐉𝐚𝐧𝐮𝐚𝐫𝐲 𝟐𝟎, 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔 | 𝐎𝐧𝐞 𝐃𝐚𝐲. 𝐓𝐡𝐫𝐞𝐞 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬. 𝐎𝐧𝐞 𝐌𝐢𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧: 𝐀𝐈 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐀𝐥𝐥. 🌍 January 20th marks a historic triple-engagement for The Dialogue. Across three global hubs, we are mobilizing expertise to turn technological potential into actionable policy. At the heart of this journey is our core mission: 𝐈𝐧𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐦. 𝐄𝐧𝐠𝐚𝐠𝐞. 𝐈𝐝𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐞. 🌎 𝐃𝐚𝐯𝐨𝐬-𝐊𝐥𝐨𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐬, 𝐒𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐳𝐞𝐫𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐝 | #WEF2026 We are on the ground at the World Economic Forum, engaging with global leaders and changemakers to turn this year’s theme into reality. For us, “Dialogue” isn’t just a theme, it’s our name and our mandate. We are also proud to announce the 𝐈𝐧𝐚𝐮𝐠𝐮𝐫𝐚𝐥 𝐄𝐝𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐑𝐞𝐬𝐩𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐢𝐛𝐥𝐞 𝐀𝐈 𝐈𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐱 at Davos. This world-first literature, developed by The Dialogue in collaboration with the Government of Telangana, sets a new benchmark for ethical AI frameworks. (𝘓𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘯 𝘮𝘰𝘳𝘦: shorturl.at/Pbkdf) 🌎 𝐖𝐚𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐭𝐨𝐧 𝐃.𝐂., 𝐔𝐒𝐀 | 𝐀𝐝𝐯𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐌𝐮𝐥𝐭𝐢𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐥 𝐏𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐧𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐩𝐬 In partnership with ITIF’s Center for Data Innovation, we are hosting an 𝐎𝐟𝐟𝐢𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐥 𝐏𝐫𝐞-𝐒𝐮𝐦𝐦𝐢𝐭 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐯𝐞𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠. This strategic "Delhi to DC" bridge focuses on global AI governance and interoperable safeguards, directly informing the roadmap for the 𝐈𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐚𝐀𝐈 𝐈𝐦𝐩𝐚𝐜𝐭 𝐒𝐮𝐦𝐦𝐢𝐭 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔. (𝘓𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘯 𝘮𝘰𝘳𝘦: shorturl.at/xoFqH ) 🌎 𝐍𝐞𝐰 𝐃𝐞𝐥𝐡𝐢, 𝐈𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐚 | 𝐀𝐈 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐒𝐞𝐜𝐮𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐲 & 𝐒𝐞𝐜𝐮𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐀𝐈 At home, we are convening an 𝐎𝐟𝐟𝐢𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐥 𝐏𝐫𝐞-𝐒𝐮𝐦𝐦𝐢𝐭 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐟𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 in partnership with Mastercard India. We are diving deep into the "Safe and Trusted AI" Chakra, exploring the duality of AI in financial systems, how it serves as a frontline defense while requiring robust protection against adversarial threats. (𝘓𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘯 𝘮𝘰𝘳𝘦: shorturl.at/g4haJ From launching pioneering indices at Davos to hosting official preparatory dialogues in D.C. and Delhi, we remain committed to our mandate to 𝐈𝐧𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐦, 𝐄𝐧𝐠𝐚𝐠𝐞, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐈𝐝𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐞 for a secure and inclusive digital future. Follow the journey as we countdown to the 𝐈𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐚𝐀𝐈 𝐈𝐦𝐩𝐚𝐜𝐭 𝐒𝐮𝐦𝐦𝐢𝐭 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔. #responsibleai #ai #davos2026 #WEF #AI #ResponsibleAI #TrustworthyAI #TechPolicy #Governance #AIImpactSummit #IndiaAllmpactSummit2026 #AlforGood #PeoplePlanetProgress #ResponsibleAl #GlobalCollaboration #EthicalInnovation #DigitalTrust #RoadtoImpact #AIImpactSummit #USA #ai #finance #aifinance #fintech #cybersecurity #digitaltrust #safeai #AI #ResponsibleAI #TrustworthyAI #TechPolicy #Governance #AIImpactSummit #IndiaAllmpactSummit2026 @wef | @kazimriz | @kameshsshekar | @kritisingh29 | ITIF's @DataInnovation|@kazimriz|@kritisingh29|@JameelaSahiba|@kameshsshekar|@hodanomaar| @mastercardindia @pantswani @Bhoomika106 @OldWonk @sdhawan1

🚨 #WebinarAlert | 𝗠𝗮𝗿𝗸𝗲𝘁 𝗦𝘁𝘂𝗱𝘆 𝗼𝗻 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗲𝘁𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗔𝗿𝘁𝗶𝗳𝗶𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗴𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗶𝗻 𝗜𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗮 | #HappeningTOMORROW ―――――――――――――――――――――――――――――― The 𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐩𝐞𝐭𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐢𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐨𝐟 𝐈𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐚 (𝐂𝐂𝐈) Intelligence in India — the first comprehensive effort to analyse how 𝐀𝐈 is transforming markets, reshaping competition, and challenging regulatory frameworks. 💡 𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐭𝐨 𝐄𝐱𝐩𝐞𝐜𝐭: Hosted by 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐃𝐢𝐚𝐥𝐨𝐠𝐮𝐞, this webinar will unpack the study’s key findings and explore how 𝐀𝐈-driven innovation is influencing market structures, consumer outcomes, and policy design. Experts will reflect on competition concerns emerging across the 𝐀𝐈 value chain and discuss strategies to ensure India’s digital economy remains both innovation-friendly and competition-safe. 🎙️ 𝐒𝐩𝐞𝐚𝐤𝐞𝐫𝐬: • 𝐑𝐚𝐡𝐮𝐥 𝐑𝐚𝐢 | 𝐀𝐱𝐢𝐨𝐦5 𝐋𝐚𝐰 𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫𝐬 • 𝐃𝐫. 𝐍𝐢𝐬𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐭 𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐝𝐡𝐚 | 𝐈𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐚𝐧 𝐒𝐜𝐡𝐨𝐨𝐥 𝐨𝐟 𝐁𝐮𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐬 • 𝐉𝐢𝐧𝐜𝐲 𝐄𝐥𝐢𝐳𝐚𝐛𝐞𝐭𝐡 𝐅𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐢𝐬 | 𝐅𝐓𝐈 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐮𝐥𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 • 𝐑𝐚𝐦 𝐊𝐮𝐦𝐚𝐫 𝐏𝐨𝐨𝐫𝐧𝐚𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐫𝐚𝐧 | 𝐀𝐙𝐁 & 𝐏𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐧𝐞𝐫𝐬 • 𝐁𝐡𝐨𝐨𝐦𝐢𝐤𝐚 𝐀𝐠𝐚𝐫𝐰𝐚𝐥 | 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐃𝐢𝐚𝐥𝐨𝐠𝐮𝐞 𝗘𝘃𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗗𝗲𝘁𝗮𝗶𝗹𝘀: 🗓️ October 9, 2025 | Thursday 🕔 5:00 PM (IST) 💻 Virtual ➡️ 𝗥𝗲𝗴𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲: shorturl.at/Palnk #marketstudy #competitioncomissionofindia #CCI #AI #ccimarketstudy #aiandcompetitionmarketstudy ##AIandCompetition #CCIMarketStudy #ArtificialIntelligence #IndiaAI #CompetitionLaw #AIEcosystem #GenerativeAI #GenAI) #LLMs #MachineLearning #ML) #DataEconomy #DigitalMarkets #AlgorithmicCollusion #AlgorithmicPricing #EntryBarriers #AIGovernance #CompetitionPolicy #DPDPA #AIinFinance #AIBFSI) #AIinHealthcare #AIinRetail #EcommerceTech #LogisticsAI #webinar #onlinediscussion #onlineevent #virtual #DigitalMarketingAI @kazimriz|@OldWonk|@sdhawan1|@kritisingh29|@JameelaSahiba|@kameshsshekar|@Bhoomika106|@gsaxena03|@MeemansaAgarwal|@pantswani| @ramkumarpoorna | | @FTIConsulting| @ISBedu

🚨 #WebinarAlert | 𝙈𝙖𝙧𝙠𝙚𝙩 𝙎𝙩𝙪𝙙𝙮 𝙤𝙣 𝘾𝙤𝙢𝙥𝙚𝙩𝙞𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝘼𝙧𝙩𝙞𝙛𝙞𝙘𝙞𝙖𝙡 𝙄𝙣𝙩𝙚𝙡𝙡𝙞𝙜𝙚𝙣𝙘𝙚 𝙞𝙣 𝙄𝙣𝙙𝙞𝙖 The 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗲𝘁𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗺𝗶𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗼𝗳 𝗜𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗮 (𝗖𝗖𝗜) has released a landmark study examining India’s AI ecosystem, competition dynamics across the AI stack, and the emerging regulatory landscape. 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗗𝗶𝗮𝗹𝗼𝗴𝘂𝗲 is proud to host a webinar to unpack the study’s findings, explore key trends, and discuss how AI is reshaping competition and innovation in India. 𝘼𝙗𝙤𝙪𝙩 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙎𝙚𝙨𝙨𝙞𝙤𝙣: 🔹 Understand how AI is transforming competition and markets in India 🔹 Learn how regulators are approaching AI governance and compliance 🔹 Gain insights into risks of concentration and AI-driven market power 🔹 Explore what a fair and innovation-friendly AI ecosystem could look like 𝗘𝘃𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗗𝗲𝘁𝗮𝗶𝗹𝘀: 🗓️ October 9, 2025 | Thursday 🕔 5:00 PM (IST) 💻 Virtual ➡️ 𝗥𝗲𝗴𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲: shorturl.at/Palnk #marketstudy #competitioncomissionofindia #CCI #AI #ccimarketstudy #aiandcompetitionmarketstudy #AIandCompetition #CCIMarketStudy #ArtificialIntelligence #IndiaAI #CompetitionLaw #AIEcosystem #GenerativeAI #GenAI) #LLMs #MachineLearning #ML) #DataEconomy #DigitalMarkets #AlgorithmicCollusion #AlgorithmicPricing #EntryBarriers #AIGovernance #CompetitionPolicy #DPDPA #AIinFinance #AIBFSI) #AIinHealthcare #AIinRetail #EcommerceTech #LogisticsAI #webinar #onlinediscussion #onlineevent #virtual #DigitalMarketingAI @kazimriz | @OldWonk | @sdhawan1 | @kritisingh29 | @JameelaSahiba | @kameshsshekar | @Bhoomika106 | @gsaxena03 | @MeemansaAgarwal | @pantswani |