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AISociety

The Agent We Imagine

Humans have a tendency to attribute humanity and conscience to the inanimate. It's what makes us human. It's also what makes us vulnerable to harms posed by AI.

11 min read11 Oct 2026
AISocietyPolicy

The Algorithmic Problem Stacks Up

Why predictive policing debates that focus only on AI miss the bigger picture — AI is just the topmost layer of India's pre-existing digital policing stack.

11 min read13 Jul 2026
AILawPolicy

India's Foray Into Algorithmic Governance

On MeitY's reported exploration of 'law-to-code' — converting legal provisions directly into software for automated enforcement.

9 min read24 May 2026
PrivacyLawSocietyPart 1 of 4

A Privacy Centric Approach to Transgender Legislation (1/4)

An introduction to global discourse on protecting transgender rights, and how the concept of protection itself has been defined.

7 min read27 Apr 2026
PrivacyLawSocietyPart 3 of 4

A Privacy Centric Approach to Transgender Legislation (3/4)

Examining the Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Act 2019, the 2026 Amendment, and what privacy-centric legislation could look like.

12 min read27 Apr 2026
PrivacyLawSocietyPart 4 of 4

A Privacy Centric Approach to Transgender Legislation (4/4)

Concluding thoughts on legibility, the state's relationship with the transgender community, and the unfulfilled promise of NALSA.

2 min read27 Apr 2026
AILawPolicyPart 1 of 3

The Direction of AI Regulation (1/3)

What we mean by AI, what the components of AI regulation are, and why disparities in global approaches make it difficult to stay compliant.

4 min read13 Jan 2026
AILawPolicyPart 2 of 3

The Direction of AI Regulation (2/3)

A cross-jurisdictional survey of AI regulatory approaches across the USA, European Union, and China.

11 min read13 Jan 2026
AILawPolicyPart 3 of 3

The Direction of AI Regulation (3/3)

What scholars propose India must do to build a future-proof, rights-centric AI framework.

7 min read13 Jan 2026
PrivacyLaw

Where the DPDP Regime Holds, and Where it Breaks

An assessment of the Digital Personal Data Protection Rules 2025 — where they address real concerns, and where they still fall short.

13 min read23 Dec 2025
PrivacyLawSocietyPart 2 of 4

A Privacy Centric Approach to Transgender Legislation (2/4)

Tracing the technology of surveillance and suppression of minority gender identity, from the Criminal Tribes Act 1871 onward.

10 min read2026-27-05
AILawPolicyMarkets

Who Pays When AI Learns?

On DPIIT's Working Paper on Generative AI and Copyright, and the 'One Nation One License One Payment' model it proposes.

21 min read10 Jan 2026
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Censorship By Way of Platform Architecture

On the Telegram, WhatsApp, and Bitchat Executive Orders

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The Digital Sovereignty Bandwagon — Part 1

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The Digital Sovereignty Bandwagon — Part 2

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BlogIndic Pacific Legal Research

Lost in Translation? The Limits of Converting Law to Code