Vikas Kathuria

Competition Law; Law, Tech & Policy| Professor, BML Munjal Law School | Director, ASCOLA-India. Previously @mpi_inno_comp @CCI_India @TILEC1

[Vikas Kathuria @Kathuria18]

Many Indian think tanks act as lobbyists—publishing sponsored research without disclosure. In our @ThePrintIndia op-ed, we highlight this problem, esp. around the Draft Digital Competition Bill. Should disclosures be mandated by law? @nixxin @apar1984
https://t.co/xmeN00cNMH

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@sunaina_kumar @ORF_CNED @ORF @samirsaran Congratulations, Sunaina.

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@Uber_India The following is an Unfair Trade Practice as per the Indian Consumer Protection Act 2019, and hence illegal!

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@srajagopalan @malikpayal @shreyas_nl It's clear that you don't appreciate criticism. And your paper requires substantial rework. You may please block me.

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@srajagopalan @malikpayal @shreyas_nl I suggest sending the papers to refereed journals. They won't be ok with 32 footnotes.

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@srajagopalan @malikpayal You didn't read that we had similar cases in India that the EU faced. Your paper conveniently sidelines not just the economics but the real cases as well.

I rest my case.

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@srajagopalan @malikpayal In this piece for Promarket, I discussed the reasons that started the ex-ante momentum in India.
https://t.co/OVZF686qoA

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@srajagopalan @malikpayal Anu Bradford answers this very well here: https://t.co/i0lcyiZ3xa

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@srajagopalan @malikpayal No. But no evidence that it's because of regulation.
What we know for sure is that contestability increases innovation. Ex-ante is for contestability and fairness.

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@srajagopalan @malikpayal There are great pieces already. Tobon Centre at Yale has done good work. See this for e.g. https://t.co/Fpk3vyfK7M

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@srajagopalan @malikpayal For the strong stance the paper takes, its research is inadequate.

Several points you have raised have already been discussed (often convincingly) in the existing scholarship justifying the regulation.

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@srajagopalan @malikpayal The rationale for economic regulation, including the DMA, is rooted in correcting a market failure. You are against ex-ante-- 1. plz show there is no market failure, 2. Why assume regulators are always arbitrary?
Vodafone, licence-raj, and Coca-Cola are unrelated anecdotes.

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@srajagopalan @malikpayal I have not listened to your podcast, but your recent paper on ex-ante regulation in India is surely opinionated. You claim ex-ante regulation will stifle innovation in developing countries--please show the evidence. No discussion on the economics of digital markets either.

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@kpswathi @HimanshiET Great piece, Swathi. Would also love to read about open access in India's AI ecosystem.

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Exchange value of old device: Rs 63000! These Alt codes with super fine disclaimers are a cruel joke on consumers.

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@wavesblog “Darkness must pass; a new day will come, and when the sun shines, it will shine out the clearer.” :)

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@wavesblog Well, all I can say here is that the scene is hazy. Much sunlight is needed.

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@wavesblog They got an audience with Meity yesterday through 'think tanks'. The think tanks opposed the proposed ex ante framework.

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Peddling lies and false narratives against the Digital Competition Bill. Some of those who are quoted have either represented Big Tech in litigation or have benefitted in some way. No disclosures! Terrible one-sided reporting in @EconomicTimes
https://t.co/96HBKJ3jtI