DPDP Rules 2025: A compliance mandate that could redefine digital business

As India enters a new era of enforceable data governance, industry leaders say the next 18 months will determine whether companies simply comply or transform trust into competitive advantage. India’s notification of the Digital Personal Data Protection (DPDP) Rules, 2025 has triggered one of the most significant shifts in the country’s technology and business landscape in over a decade. The regulations transform India from a disjointed patchwork of sectoral and IT guidelines into an organized, enforceable privacy regime supported by quantifiable expectations, explicit requirements, and a new enforcement body called the Data Protection Board (DPB). Probir Roy Chowdhury, Partner, JSA Advocates & Solicitors, adds that with staggered timelines and the DPB now operational, “businesses need to shift focus from high-level planning and sensitisation to actual implementation. The next 18 months will be critical.” Read more