IT Minister Ashwani Vaishnaw says India may require a New AI Law

India is drafting a new AI legal framework, as the 2000 IT Act predates modern technology. Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw emphasized balancing innovation with safety to counter AI-generated misinformation and deepfakes. Backed by the IndiaAI Mission and a semiconductor roadmap, startup funding has strongly rebounded. Meanwhile, strict rules now mandate platforms like X and Instagram to remove flagged synthetic content within three hours of an official order.