What India’s Digital Personal Data Protection Norms May Mean For Clinical Trials, Big Pharma GCCs

Legal heavyweights from Nishith Desai Associates, Anand and Anand, Corporate Law Group and EY partner and national cyber leader talk about compliance requirements that pharma and global capability centers may need to consider as India strengthens the framework for the protection of digital personal data.

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India bolsters framework to protect digital personal data (Shutterstock)

Pharma firms operating in India may need to make certain key modifications to their current data privacy programs, including adapting newer controls, to align with the country’s digital personal data protection norms, say legal experts.

India’s Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) released in January the draft Digital Personal Data Protection Rules, 2025 for public consultation. The draft rules, which are open to feedback...

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