Strengthening AI Governance Through Techno-Legal Framework (White Paper, Part 2 of Emerging Policy Priorities Series)
Released on January 23, 2026, by the Office of the Principal Scientific Adviser to the Government of India (Prof. Ajay Kumar Sood), this is the second white paper in the "Emerging Policy Priorities for India's AI Ecosystem" series.
The AIACT.IN India AI Regulation Tracker
This is a simple regulatory tracker consisting all information on how India is regulating artificial intelligence as a technology, inspired from a seminal paper authored by Abhivardhan and Deepanshu Singh for the Forum of Federations, Canada, entitled, "Government with Algorithms: Managing AI in India’s Federal System – Number 70".
We have also included case laws along with regulatory / governance documents, and avoided adding any industry documents or policy papers which do not reflect any direct or implicit legal impact.
January 2026
Issuing Authority
Office of Principal Scientific Adviser (OPSA), Government of India
Type of Legal / Policy Document
Guidance documents with normative influence
Status
Enacted
Regulatory Stage
Pre-regulatory
Binding Value
Guidance documents with normative influence
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