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Rahul Matthan

Mint columnist

Rahul Matthan is a partner at Trilegal and the author of ‘The Third Way: India’s Revolutionary Approach to Data Governance’. His X handle is @matthan.

ARTICLES BY RAHUL MATTHAN

In a world where it no longer takes decades of painstaking experimentation to invent something new, a 20-year patent is not an incentive but a windfall. (istockphoto)

Rethink patent protection: It’s blocking innovation instead of spurring it

4 min read . 13 Jan 2026

Our current approach to KYC has exponentially expanded our vulnerability to identity theft.

KYC rules have exposed troves of data to identity theft—but tech fixes exist

4 min read . 06 Jan 2026

Even if we do not reach Mars by 2050, we would have by then begun to use space for industrial activity. (NASA/JPL-Caltech/MSSS/Handout via REUTERS)

Tech crystal ball: Will the next 25 years surprise as much as the last 25?

4 min read . 30 Dec 2025

The Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT) should refrain from extending the scope of copyright to the AI training cycle. (istockphoto)

Why AI training doesn’t amount to copyright theft under Indian law

4 min read . 23 Dec 2025

The proposal's approach is likely to do more harm than good to the small creators it is supposed to protect. (istockphoto)

India’s proposal on AI payback for original works: A reverse Robin Hood deal?

4 min read . 16 Dec 2025

The need for well-designed principles-based regulation is particularly acute in the era of artificial intelligence (AI).

India’s privacy law starves businesses of data in an age of data abundance

4 min read . 09 Dec 2025

The digital trails we leave behind have given law enforcement new ways to investigate crimes.

Go ahead, police online spaces—but not at the cost of democratic principles

4 min read . 02 Dec 2025

Every technological transformation creates ripples of opportunity downstream that offer new avenues for entrepreneurship.

Don’t reinvent the AI wheel: How we use existing models will spell success

4 min read . 25 Nov 2025

The Digital Personal Data Protection Act is designed to do one thing and one thing only: regulate the processing of digital personal data. (Pixabay)

Is your company ready for new digital privacy rules? Here’s a 3-step checklist

4 min read . 18 Nov 2025

Contained within India’s new AI guidelines are several novel approaches to regulating AI. (istockphoto)

Here's how India’s guidelines on AI governance will aid innovation

4 min read . 11 Nov 2025

Unlike humans, AI systems can only interact with their surroundings using their chat and voice interfaces. (istockphoto)

Are we at risk of becoming tools in the hands of artificial intelligence?

4 min read . 04 Nov 2025

Among the many concerns raised about open-weight models, foremost is the risk of malicious fine-tuning. (AI-generated image)

Act now to keep the most advanced AI models within India’s reach

4 min read . 28 Oct 2025

Deep fake videos are being used to defame the famous and mislead the innocent. (istockphoto)

Deepfake battle: Why pointing out fake content is pointless in the age of AI

4 min read . 22 Oct 2025

Today’s bipolar order is a contest between China’s engineering state and America’s lawyerly state. (istockphoto)

India is run by neither lawyers nor engineers—and that’s how it should be

4 min read . 14 Oct 2025

Those who can build fast, accept losses and adjust tactics between sorties have an advantage over those who cannot. (AFP)

Drone warfare is the future: India must adapt its defences at warp speed

4 min read . 07 Oct 2025

AI is the world’s latest technological transformation and its effects are already evident. (Pexels)

AI knows everything. But does it know what to ask?

4 min read . 30 Sept 2025

Neural monitoring has already moved out of the realm of science fiction into everyday workspaces.

AI is ready to read our minds. Will the law help us keep our thoughts private?

4 min read . 23 Sept 2025

The digital applications we have come to depend on for everything we do observe our every action and draw conclusions from them that are later used to influence our actions.

Rahul Matthan: How we lost control to the algorithms, and how to get it back

4 min read . 16 Sept 2025

India should be able to re-create the positive energy that enabled the IT boom around AI too.

Rahul Matthan: Apply the IT playbook to help AI businesses take off

4 min read . 09 Sept 2025

Our government should put in place appropriate regulations and trust that people will do what they must to take care of themselves. (Pixabay)

Online gaming ban: The state should quit playing nanny

4 min read . 26 Aug 2025