US tech companies flag 20 policy barriers in digital trade with India

The Washington-based Computer & Communications Industry Association (CCIA), which has Google, Uber, Meta, Amazon, amongst others, as its members, has identified 20 policy barriers to US-India digital trade.
These include the amendment to the IT Act, which imposes additional requirements under the Intermediary Rules (2021), the Content Moderation Act, the equalisation levy, and the proposed Telecom bill.

In its note on ‘Key Threats to Digital Trade 2023’, which was prepared for its members a few months ago, the CCIA says the definition of ‘telecommunication services’ under the draft telecom Bill is a “first of its kind global licensing for digital firms that will undermine digital security and freedom of expression”.