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India’s e-commerce regulatory framework is entering a significant new phase at a time when AI-driven recommendation engines, dynamic ranking systems and increasingly autonomous algorithms shape what consumers see, compare and ultimately purchase. On September 9, 2026, the Ministry of Consumer Affairs notified the Consumer Protection (E-Commerce) (Amendment) Rules, 2026, substantially revising the Consumer Protection (E-Commerce) Rules, 2020 (“E-Commerce Rules”). The amendment

Within a month, two Parliamentary committees have put India’s competition law framework under close scrutiny. On 21 July 2026, the Rajya Sabha Committee on Subordinate Legislation examined the framework of penalty, commitment and settlement in India (“Rajya Sabha Report”). On 10 August 2026, the Lok Sabha Standing Committee on Finance reviewed action taken on its earlier recommendations on the evolving role of the Competition Commission of India (“CCI”) in the digital economy

The Competition Commission of India’s recent HP India orders are an important reminder that competition risk in public procurement does not arise only from classic competitor cartels. It can also emerge within manufacturer-distributor-reseller ecosystems, where channel tools, tender authorisations and pricing support are used to influence how ostensibly independent bidders participate in government procurement.

The Delhi High Court’s judgment in ANI Media Pvt. Ltd. v. Open AI OPCO LLC marks India’s first significant judicial engagement with the copyright implications of generative AI. At the interim stage, the Court refused to restrain OpenAI from using publicly available news content to train its large language models, holding prima facie that such internal use may fall within the “private or personal use, including research” exception under Section 52(1)(a) of the Copyright Act, 1

India is expected to remain one of the world’s busiest deal markets, and that makes merger control in India a front-end strategic issue rather than a post-signing compliance formality. Recent decisions of the Competition Commission of India (CCI) show a clear shift: the real risk is no longer limited to whether a transaction triggers a filing.