
Shashank Reddy
Shashank Reddy is Managing Partner, Evam Law & Policy
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Best of Both Sides: India’s IT dream needs a wake-up call in age of AISubscriber Only
July 28,2025 18:04:58 PM
AI can already do nearly everything fresh hires are expected to do.
Fri, Aug 01, 2025
Elon Musk’s X sues government of India: A matter of legal clarity and foreign policySubscriber Only
March 21,2025 19:25:03 PM
The suit could either make the Indian government willingly loosen its attempts at regulating content on major social media platforms or X could force it to do so through a legal victory.
Wed, Mar 26, 2025
The one thing that threatens India’s booming UPI marketSubscriber Only
October 18,2024 15:59:44 PM
Instead of a vibrant competitive ecosystem, we find a near duopoly of two large entities — PhonePe and Google Pay — who together control nearly 85 per cent of the market volume. A strong regulatory intervention is needed to balance risk and growth
Fri, Oct 18, 2024
Has the AI boom plateaued?Subscriber Only
July 29,2024 16:08:09 PM
Until significant AI-attributable revenues start coming in, AI and tech companies will be forced to focus on the incremental tinkering needed to make existing models better, sustainable, and importantly, more commercially viable. This phase of consolidation is not only good but is also required to set the necessary groundwork for the next generation of frontier models
Mon, Jul 29, 2024
PIB’s fact-checking unit: Can the Centre decide what is true about itself and what is not?Subscriber Only
March 21,2024 18:29:48 PM
Misinformation about a fact should be tackled but it should be done by an independent body. The central government here is the judge, jury, and executioner in its own case. It decides and intermediaries must comply under threat of prosecution
Thu, Mar 21, 2024
Epic Games vs Google: Even when Big Tech loses, it winsSubscriber Only
December 19,2023 11:35:09 AM
The unwillingness of the US and EU, the role of Google and Apple as trusted intermediaries, and ease of regulation for governments ensure that this lawsuit won’t have a substantial impact on Big Tech
Tue, Dec 19, 2023
Consumers are manipulated on the web — they can be protectedSubscriber Only
September 28,2023 16:40:42 PM
Consumers should be shielded from tactics that annoy them into making a choice they otherwise wouldn’t. For the same, several of these tactics need to be identified explicitly in the new draft guidelines the government has put out
Thu, Sep 28, 2023
Lessons from US’s AI-powered fighter plane for Indian armed forcesSubscriber Only
September 04,2023 18:13:02 PM
The Indian Air Force has long been battling falling squadron numbers while trying to maintain enough operational airpower to safeguard two hostile borders. AI-powered drones with a degree of autonomy that can act as wingmen will greatly enhance the IAF’s deterrence capabilities
Mon, Sep 18, 2023
Online gaming regulations: Gambling or not, skill levels of players matterSubscriber Only
August 10,2023 15:13:49 PM
SBMM is a matchmaking system for online games in which players of similar skill levels are matched against each other. For the sake of fairness, entertainment, it's vital platforms employ the system
Thu, Aug 10, 2023
GST on online gaming: Taxing the golden goose, hurting Indian businessSubscriber Only
July 14,2023 12:30:58 PM
The new tax liability is flawed, legally unsound and threatens to derail the growth of the online gaming industry
Fri, Jul 14, 2023
Why Big Tech is afraid of AISubscriber Only
May 26,2023 16:42:07 PM
Big Tech’s call for regulation comes not from a place of altruism, but a need to safeguard its economic interests. Governments need to begin thinking more carefully about the need, objectives, processes, and implications of AI regulations before embarking on a regulatory endeavour
Fri, May 26, 2023
Space GamesSubscriber Only
May 04,2017 00:10:51 AM
ISRO’s South Asia satellite is a move towards using technology for diplomacy
Fri, May 05, 2017a better experience