Author Archives: Vijayashankar Na

The Promotion and Regulation of Online Gaming Bill was passed by Rajyasabha yesterday and is soon likely to be signed by the President into an Act. We shall call it PROGA 2025. We still need the Rules to be notified … Continue reading →

In continuation of our previous discussions and in an era of the Anti India policies of US, it has become necessary to flag the “Country Risk” when we depend on software or platforms which are today under American control. It … Continue reading →

When the Intermediary Guidelines under ITA 2000 was amended on 6th April 2023, Government had defined “Online Gaming Intermediary” and suggested some self regulatory options such as setting up a registration with an industry body and appropriate  disclosures through Privacy … Continue reading →

With the passing of the “Promotion and Regulation of  online gaming bill 2025” in the Loksabha  without contest, the possibility of the Bill becoming the law in the next few days is imminent. There is one section of the market … Continue reading →

The Promotion and Regulation of Online Gaming Bill, 2025 was introduced in the Indian Lok Sabha on August 20, 2025, by IT Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw. The key objectives of the bill is to ban online money games while promoting legitimate sectors including … Continue reading →

Naavi.org had put out some observations gathered by a whistle blower during his interaction with DeepSeek. He had lodged a complaint with the Police in Bengaluru. I suppose the complaint should be in the hands of the Cyber Crime police … Continue reading →