SAFEGUARDING INDIA’S DIGITAL FUTURE: MANEUVERING DATA PRIVACY CHALLENGES AND SOLUTIONS
DINESHK JAIN, O.P. JINDAL GLOBAL UNIVERSITY
ABSTRACT
This research paper conducts a comprehensive analysis of India’s data protection landscape,
focusing on the Digital Personal Data Protection Bill of 2023. The research begins by
examining frameworks, such as the Information Technology Rules, to identify the gaps and
difficulties in data privacy and protection. Following that, it delves into the newly
enacted law, emphasizing its importance in constructing a sound legal framework with its
points of primary focus encompassing explicit consent, technological safeguards, and the
establishment of the Data Protection Authority of India (DPAI). It then moves on to India’s
global position and importance, assessing its compliance with international regulations and
its potential for leadership in establishing global data protection standards that
impact international activities, investment and their collaborations with India. It emphasizes
the critical need for an effective data privacy policy in creating trust and encapsulates the
importance of innovation, increased personal control, corporate accountability, and
compliance with global norms. Throughout the paper, the community’s commitment to ethical
actions and safeguarding of one’s privacy is highlighted and deemed the most important.
While analyzing the perspective of other countries regarding India and its data privacy and
protection norms, it imagines a future scenario in which India’s data protection policies are
described to be centered on dynamic legal frameworks with a mutual dedication to privacy
and innovation all around the world. The ultimate objective is to create a safe digital
environment that would position India as the leading nation in data security.
Keywords: Data privacy, Data protection, Data protection landscape, India, Information
Technology Rules, Digital Personal Data Protection Bill of 2023, Data Protection Authority
of India, General Data Protection Regulation, Digital world, Challenges, Remedial
measures, corporate accountability, Explicit consent, international compliance, Global trust.