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Vivan Sharan

ARTICLES BY VIVAN SHARAN

The US is the largest market for Indian IT service exports and India is the fastest-growing digital market for American technology companies. (REUTERS)

Who will write the rules of our digital future? US-India ties hold the key

3 min read . 30 Sept 2025

The state has defended its decision, stressing that the public interest outweighs tax revenues or foreign investment flows. (REUTERS)

India’s online gaming ban: Are our policymakers really listening?

4 min read . 24 Aug 2025

US-China ties matter greatly to New Delhi, which runs two distinct relationships with them.

It’s time for India’s export strategy to converge its US and China tracks

4 min read . 01 Jul 2025

India’s digital ecosystem and its tech diplomacy are now mature enough to seek market access abroad in return for domestic regulatory stability. (Image: AFP)

India-UK trade pact: A new paradigm for the digital economy

4 min read . 19 May 2025

Recycling won’t replace mining anytime soon, but it is vital to India’s critical minerals strategy.

Recycling should lead India’s quest for critical minerals like lithium

4 min read . 22 Apr 2025

Trump’s meeting in February with Prime Minister Narendra Modi set the stage for cooperation. (AFP)

Trump reciprocal tariffs: Here’s the best-case scenario for India

4 min read . 13 Mar 2025

The report on governance of AI is positive but doesn't go far enough. (istockphoto)

India needs a specialized AI cadre for effective governance of this technology

4 min read . 14 Jan 2025

Everyone already pays for network access and asymmetric payments by a few users will incentivize internet providers to play favourites with data packets.

Apps paying telecom firms for internet infrastructure? Reject this proposal.

4 min read . 28 Oct 2024

India should consider the wider implications of Durov’s arrest and not see it just as an opportunity for schadenfreude or to haul up Telegram. (Bloomberg)

The Telegram chief’s arrest shouldn’t lead us down a faulty policy path

4 min read . 05 Sept 2024

Startups must view the digital market as a common pie that needs to be expanded collectively.

Microblog site Koo’s shutdown has a message for B2C startups

4 min read . 09 Jul 2024

Allocating satellite spectrum is likely to fail in the absence of international coordination.

Allot or auction satellite telecom spectrum? Signal clarity, please.

3 min read . 29 Apr 2024

Expansive legislation like the DSA, which seeks to further extend the EU’s digital sovereignty over digital businesses, will likely trigger more judicial intervention in cyberspace, thus creating uncertainty for trade and investment. (Reuters / Yves Herman)

India-EU trade mustn’t stumble on digital sovereignty

4 min read . 01 Mar 2024

Banks and NBFCs, serving as the primary loan sources for these app-businesses, undeniably are natural allies for RBI in financial regulation.

RBI should step up efforts to control illegal loan apps

4 min read . 27 Oct 2023

Crypto-assets present unique challenges because they don’t necessarily mimic the characteristics of securities or commodities due to their technical underpinnings. (REUTERS)

Our crypto regulation can draw upon the New Delhi Declaration

3 min read . 12 Sept 2023

A bilateral commitment to implement Digital Public Infrastructure (DPI) like India’s Unified Payments Interface (UPI) got lost in the breathless media coverage of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s State visit to the US.

Digital public infrastructure ought to girdle the globe

4 min read . 01 Aug 2023

Photo: Bloomberg

Let’s aim for a business-friendly approach to online takedowns

3 min read . 25 Apr 2023

It’s unclear if exceptional markets call for special rules

4 min read . 17 Jan 2023

For India, the heady mix of technology and finance that crypto markets represent may seem daunting, but they are necessary to understand and govern all the same (Photo: Reuters)

The lessons for India from the FTX saga

4 min read . 14 Nov 2022

Photo: Bloomberg

Let’s take an inclusive approach to the regulation of crypto assets

4 min read . 14 Sept 2022

Let’s leverage the EU-India trade and technology council to gain market access and align policy on genuinely common values

India’s EU ties could pay off well if we take a discerning approach

4 min read . 28 Apr 2022