India's data law stops being polite in November — and most companies are treating it as 2027's problem
2026-08-10World
The DPDP Rules were notified on 14 November 2025 with an 18-month runway to May 2027. But the soft-enforcement phase ends on 13 November 2026, legacy data must be revalidated by then, and penalties reach ₹250 crore.