Abhivardhan

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Founder, Indic Pacific, AIACT.IN. President, ISAIL.IN

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Join date: Apr 17, 2024

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Abhivardhan is a distinguished Technology Law and AI Governance Specialist, recognised for his contributions to global policy forums such as G20 Brazil’s Startup20 2024 and representations in key engagements led by the South Asian University, the Observer Research Foundation and the Commonwealth Legal Education Association. He serves as the Chairperson & Managing Trustee of the Indian Society of Artificial Intelligence and Law and leads as Managing Partner at Indic Pacific Legal Research, where he focuses on interdisciplinary legal research in technology and geopolitics.

His expertise spans Artificial Intelligence Governance, International Space Law, Digital Competition Law, and Indo-Pacific Studies, dedicated to shaping ethical frameworks for emerging technologies. Abhivardhan authored Artificial Intelligence Ethics and International Law: An Introduction (2nd ed., 2024), a pioneering work exploring the intersection of AI ethics and global legal systems, and drafted AIACT.IN—India’s first privately proposed AI regulation, now in its fourth iteration.

Emphasizing the need for culturally rooted approaches to technology governance, Abhivardhan advocates for Indic & Indo-Pacific Perspectives on AI Policy, aiming to integrate diverse philosophical and legal traditions into global discourse. His work bridges technical innovation with policy design, addressing challenges in digital sovereignty, intellectual property, and space law.

Beyond his institutional roles, Abhivardhan actively engages in thought leadership through publications and international dialogues, striving to advance equitable and inclusive frameworks for technological progress.

Some of his notable books, reports and research publications also include:

• 2020 Handbook on AI and International Law [RHB 2020 ISAIL] (2021)

• 2021 Handbook on AI and International Law [RHB 2021 ISAIL] (2022)

• Deciphering Artificial Intelligence Hype and its Legal-Economic Risks, VLiGTA-TR-001 (2022)

• Deciphering Regulative Methods for Generative AI, VLiGTA-TR-002 (2023)

• Reinventing & Regulating Policy Use Cases of Web3 for India, VLiGTA-TR-004 (2023)

• The Policy Purpose of a Multipolar Agenda for India, IPLR-IG-001 (2023)

• Legal Strategies for Open Source Artificial Intelligence Practices, IPLR-IG-004 (2024)

• A New Artificial Intelligence Strategy for India and the Artificial Intelligence (Development & Regulation) Bill, 2023 (2023-2024)

Posts (75)

Oct 11, 2026 ∙ 7 min

Lost in Translation? The Limits of Converting Law to Code

Siddharth Aiyar is the second co-author of this article. Reports suggest that India’s Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (“MeitY”) is attempting to convert legal provisions directly into software code. The proposal may seem tempting, i.e., if a legal instrument can be enforced with the objectiveness of a computer, then enforcement lacunae emerging from human biases, such as corruption or delays, will no longer be a challenge. This brings up the underlying question: can law be...

Jul 9, 2026 ∙ 7 min

Why did We Develop India's First AI Diffusion Report on Uttar Pradesh

I come from Uttar Pradesh, a huge state which has a very mixed history. Many people who don’t belong to my state still think the state has a very confused history, and I get their dilemma. However, do you know that Uttar Pradesh has had quite a good concentration of intellectual and scientific institutions? Did anyone know that the Founding Director of Indira Gandhi National Centre for Arts, had her studies and literary contributions developed in the same heartland state? Did anyone tell...

Apr 8, 2026 ∙ 4 min

Anthropic's Adventures with Mythos and the Strategy to Deride Open Source AI

The technology sector is currently witnessing a profound ideological and economic conflict, centered on the fundamental nature of information and who gets to control it. At the heart of this battle are heavily capitalized artificial intelligence laboratories, which have spent the last few years carefully crafting a narrative around their products. This narrative, a modern mythos of existential importance and unparalleled capability, serves a dual purpose. It captivates venture capital while...