Shaping Competition in the Digital Age (SCiDA)

Episode 7- Shilpi Bhattacharya - India's Digital Laboratory: Experiments in Competition and Control


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In this episode, Anush and Kena were joined by Professor Shilpi Bhattacharya, Professor of Competition Law at O.P. Jindal Global University, India, and a leading scholar at the intersection of competition law, behavioral economics, and digital markets. With a PhD from Erasmus University Rotterdam and extensive practice experience, she brings a uniquely global perspective to understanding India's rapidly evolving digital economy and has become one of the foremost voices on Indian competition law.

The conversation explores India's emergence as a fascinating laboratory for digital competition issues, from WhatsApp's privacy policy controversies to e-commerce platform regulations. Shilpi shares insights on the Draft Digital Competition Bill, platform market regulation, and how India as one of the world's fastest-growing digital markets is shaping its competition law framework for the digital age, including key lessons that compare approaches in the EU and U.S.

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Shaping Competition in the Digital Age (SCiDA)By Anush Ganesh