India, Dec. 17 -- Even as connectivity expands and digitisation accelerates, public institutions and policy instruments will continue to influence-and be influenced by-shifts across society, politics, geostrategy, trade, and technology.

According to the International Telecommunications Union, one-third of humanity remains offline. The digital divide, amplified further in the context of Artificial Intelligence (AI), is particularly stark across geography, gender, and generation.

India did, admittedly, witness several significant and forward-looking developments in 2025. These included the notification of rules under both the Telecommunications Act, 2023, and the Digital Personal Data Protection Act, 2023, alongside detailed recommendatio...