India’s proposed Trade Secrets Bill aims to safeguard confidential business information — a long-missing layer of protection for startups, innovators, and investors. By defining what qualifies as a trade secret and setting penalties for misuse, the law could reshape how companies secure their know-how and gain investor confidence in India’s growing innovation ecosystem.

India’s newly released AI Governance Guidelines aim to balance innovation with accountability, but by favoring voluntary compliance over binding rules, do they risk deepening digital inequities?