Washington sees a trade barrier in India’s IT rules
The US has yet again flagged India’s Information Technology rules as trade barriers with “impractical compliance deadlines and take-down protocols”.
According to the 2026 Foreign Trade Barriers report by the US Trade Representative (USTR), an increasing number of content takedown requests are related to issues that “appear to be politically motivated”. It also slams the Digital Protection & Data Privacy Rules for placing “burdensome requirements” on data fiduciaries and disclosure of personal data to the government.
