‘Don’t see govt role (in enforcing tech laws) expanding… it will diminish’: Rajeev Chandrasekhar

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In the next decade or so, India will be “significantly ahead” of China in semiconductor design, research and manufacturing, according to Rajeev Chandrasekhar, Minister of State for Electronics and IT. He also feels that the government will give way to a number of independent regulators and its role in enforcing technology laws will reduce. In an interview with Soumyarendra Barik, he spoke about China’s influence on the Indian tech ecosystem, the future of AI regulations and how the government plans to deal with misinformation ahead of this year’s Lok Sabha election. Edited excerpts: While you managed to pass the data...