COMPETITION LAW

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.

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.

India’s antitrust landscape has entered a more assertive phase in FY 2025–26, with the Competition Commission of India (“CCI”) significantly sharpening its enforcement approach. For multinational companies, this shift has direct implications for legal risk management and internal governance. A key development is the CCI’s increasing reliance on an “effects-based” framework when assessing abuse of dominance.

The AI Summit concluded as a resounding success, with discussions spanning a wide range of themes, including governance, competition, innovation, infrastructure, and trust. Across multiple sessions, the conversations reflected both the opportunities and the structural challenges shaping the AI ecosystem. The final day of the Summit brought together several cross‑cutting considerations that synthesized these discussions and highlighted key issues for policymakers, industry, an

Day 2 kicked off with the same electricity and momentum as Day 1 — and rightly so. We’re living through one of those rare moments in history when a technology doesn’t just evolve, it reshapes everything. Electricity did that. The internet did that. And now, AI is doing it again — only faster, louder, and with a ripple effect that’s touching every industry, every job, and every nation at once.