How govt\'s desire to appease its core voter base could affect businesses

How govt's desire to appease its core voter base could affect businesses

In the following six years, the campaign for data localisation, or storing data locally, has gathered steam

Neha Alawadhi 

At a recent technology event in the national capital, off-stage conversations were nothing like the usual banter one hears at such gatherings. "I hope this Delhi election gets over soon. Actually, it feels like election season all the time. There is no movement on any important policy and we just can't plan," said a policy executive from an online e-commerce firm.

The others around the table nodded and agreed. This is increasingly the sentiment you will come across if you were to speak to anyone who runs a technology-based business in India today. Technology has ...

First Published: Sun, February 09 2020. 21:11 IST