India chalks out a roadmap for Al, notifies rules for DPDP Act

The year 2025 has been an inflection point for Artificial Intelligence (AI) in India as policymakers recognised the strategic importance of the technology, saw a need to set a framework around it, and also sprang into action with a line of policy decisions. “From a legal and regulatory perspective, 2025 has shown that India prefers the gradual alignment of existing laws over the enactment of a standalone AI statute,” said Probir Roy Chowdhury, partner, JSA Advocates and Solicitors. “This appears to be a deliberate policy choice where AI is regulated through well-established domains like data protection, intellectual property, and intermediary obligations rather than by passing a technology-specific law too soon,” he added. The DPDP Act, with its requirements on consent and purpose limitation, will have a direct impact on how AI systems are developed, though it is not an AI legislation, Chowdhury added. Read more