The Dialogue

Indian think-tank working on the intersection of tech, public-policy and society. Ranked amongst the world's top-ten think-tanks to watch out for by UPenn.

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📺 #MediaFeature | 𝐄𝐓 𝐍𝐎𝐖 | 𝐈𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐚 𝐓𝐨𝐧𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭 | 𝐍𝐯𝐢𝐝𝐢𝐚 𝐂𝐄𝐎 𝐉𝐞𝐧𝐬𝐞𝐧 𝐇𝐮𝐚𝐧𝐠 𝐢𝐧 𝐂𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐚 𝐒𝐩𝐲 𝐒𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐦

𝘞𝘩𝘦𝘯 𝘈𝘐 𝘤𝘩𝘪𝘱𝘴 𝘣𝘦𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘦 𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘨𝘪𝘤 𝘢𝘴𝘴𝘦𝘵𝘴, 𝘥𝘰𝘦𝘴 𝘤𝘰𝘳𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘦 𝘴𝘦𝘤𝘳𝘦𝘤𝘺 𝘣𝘦𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘦 𝘢 𝘮𝘢𝘵𝘵𝘦𝘳 𝘰𝘧 𝘯𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘢𝘭 𝘴𝘦𝘤𝘶𝘳𝘪𝘵𝘺?

The controversy surrounding 𝐍𝐯𝐢𝐝𝐢𝐚 𝐂𝐄𝐎 𝐉𝐞𝐧𝐬𝐞𝐧 𝐇𝐮𝐚𝐧𝐠, following allegations of a possible Chinese intelligence operation, has brought renewed attention to the increasingly complex intersection of 𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐢𝐟𝐢𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐥 𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐥𝐥𝐢𝐠𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞, 𝐜𝐨𝐫𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐠𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐧𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐠𝐞𝐨𝐩𝐨𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐬.

Joining 𝐄𝐓 𝐍𝐎𝐖'𝐬 𝐈𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐚 𝐓𝐨𝐧𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭, 𝐊𝐚𝐳𝐢𝐦 𝐑𝐢𝐳𝐯𝐢, 𝐅𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐃𝐢𝐫𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐨𝐫, 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐃𝐢𝐚𝐥𝐨𝐠𝐮𝐞, examined the wider implications of the controversy against the backdrop of intensifying US-China technological competition.

He highlighted how 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐫𝐨𝐥 𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫 𝐚𝐝𝐯𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞𝐝 𝐬𝐞𝐦𝐢𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐝𝐮𝐜𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐬, 𝐀𝐈 𝐬𝐮𝐩𝐩𝐥𝐲 𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐝𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐜 𝐭𝐞𝐜𝐡𝐧𝐨𝐥𝐨𝐠𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥 𝐜𝐚𝐩𝐚����𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐞𝐬 is becoming central not only to economic competitiveness but also to national security and strategic autonomy.

Importantly, Kazim cautioned against drawing conclusions about the espionage allegations before the independent investigation is complete, while examining how the episode could influence future 𝘴𝘦𝘮𝘪𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘥𝘶𝘤𝘵𝘰𝘳 𝘦𝘹𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘵 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘵𝘳𝘰𝘭𝘴 and the broader global AI race.

For India, the discussion also raises an important strategic question about 𝐬𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐢𝐠𝐧 𝐀𝐈 and the need to strengthen domestic technological capabilities.

𝘈𝘴 𝘈𝘐 𝘪𝘯𝘤𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘴𝘪𝘯𝘨𝘭𝘺 𝘴𝘩𝘢𝘱𝘦𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘣𝘢𝘭𝘢𝘯𝘤𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘨𝘭𝘰𝘣𝘢𝘭 𝘱𝘰𝘸𝘦𝘳, 𝘤𝘢𝘯 𝘤𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘵𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘴 𝘢𝘧𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘥 𝘵𝘰 𝘳𝘦𝘮𝘢𝘪𝘯 𝘥𝘦𝘱𝘦𝘯𝘥𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘰𝘯 𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘦𝘪𝘨𝘯-𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘵𝘳𝘰𝘭𝘭𝘦𝘥 𝘤𝘳𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘭 𝘵𝘦𝘤𝘩𝘯𝘰𝘭𝘰𝘨𝘪𝘦𝘴?

The discussion also featured 𝐌𝐚𝐣𝐨𝐫 𝐆𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐥 (��𝐞𝐭𝐝.) 𝐀𝐬𝐡𝐰𝐢𝐧𝐢 𝐒𝐢𝐰𝐚𝐜𝐡, who offered perspectives on the national security and intelligence dimensions of the controversy.

▶️ 𝐖𝐚𝐭𝐜𝐡 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐟𝐮𝐥𝐥 𝐝𝐢𝐬𝐜𝐮𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐨𝐧 𝐄𝐓 𝐍𝐎𝐖'𝐬 𝐈𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐚 𝐓𝐨𝐧𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭: https://t.co/Ija8RpYAN0

#artificialintelligence #sovereignai #semiconductors #nationalsecurity #aigovernance #techgeopolitics #uschina #techpolicy

@kazimriz | @ETNOWlive | @kritisingh29

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📰 #InTheMedia | 𝐆𝐚𝐦𝐞𝐃𝐞𝐯 𝐎𝐮𝐭𝐥𝐨𝐨𝐤 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔 𝐦𝐚𝐤𝐞𝐬 𝐡𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐬!

𝐈𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐚 𝐡𝐚𝐬 𝟓𝟏𝟏 𝐦𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐠𝐚𝐦𝐞𝐫𝐬. 𝐁𝐮𝐭 𝐜𝐚𝐧 𝐢𝐭𝐬 𝐠𝐚𝐦𝐞 𝐝𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐥𝐨𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐜𝐡 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐬𝐜𝐚𝐥𝐞?

From funding constraints and talent gaps to monetisation challenges and regulatory uncertainty, the findings of the 𝐆𝐃𝐀𝐈 𝐆𝐚𝐦𝐞𝐃𝐞𝐯 𝐎𝐮𝐭𝐥𝐨𝐨𝐤 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔 are making headlines across India's media landscape.

Featured in The Hindu, The Times of India, Exchange4media, Social Samosa, MediaNews4U, CXO Today and Outlook Respawn, the report is bringing greater attention to the structural challenges and opportunities shaping India's game development ecosystem.

Authored by 𝐀𝐦𝐚𝐧 𝐌𝐢𝐬𝐡𝐫𝐚, Programme Manager at 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐃𝐢𝐚𝐥𝐨𝐠𝐮𝐞, the report was published by the 𝐆𝐚𝐦𝐞 𝐃𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐥𝐨𝐩𝐞𝐫 𝐀𝐬𝐬𝐨𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐨𝐟 𝐈𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐚 (𝐆𝐃𝐀𝐈), with 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐃𝐢𝐚𝐥𝐨𝐠𝐮𝐞 as Knowledge Partner and 𝐏𝐡𝐨𝐧𝐞𝐏𝐞 𝐀𝐩𝐩𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐞 as Chief Sponsor.

🔗 𝐑𝐞𝐚𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐜𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐠𝐞:
📰 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘏𝘪𝘯𝘥𝘶: https://t.co/oepd7eKX7J
📰 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘛𝘪𝘮𝘦𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘐𝘯𝘥𝘪𝘢: https://t.co/8R5XfG7A3n
📰 𝘌𝘹𝘤𝘩𝘢𝘯𝘨𝘦4𝘮𝘦𝘥𝘪𝘢: https://t.co/0eF3bFAQFb | https://t.co/B7iTFV3QX4
📰 𝘚𝘰𝘤𝘪𝘢𝘭 𝘚𝘢𝘮𝘰𝘴𝘢: https://t.co/H5oO7HPlIr
📰 𝘔𝘦𝘥𝘪𝘢𝘕𝘦𝘸𝘴4𝘜: https://t.co/Yk5PyEyjHq
📰 𝘊𝘟𝘖 𝘛𝘰𝘥𝘢𝘺: https://t.co/hez6y8y4BO
���� 𝘖𝘶𝘵𝘭𝘰𝘰𝘬 𝘙𝘦𝘴𝘱𝘢𝘸𝘯: https://t.co/exMuUyODHJ | https://t.co/HFMpsCO1kG

📥 𝐀𝐜𝐜𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐟𝐮𝐥𝐥 𝐫𝐞𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭:
https://t.co/rflyOQm2YX

#GDAI #GameDevOutlook2026 #IGDC2026 #gamedevelopment #indiangaming #gamingindustry #technologypolicy

@kazimriz | @kritisingh29 | @advamanmishra | @GDAI_in | @theindiagdc | @PhonePe | @1312interactive | Chimera | @GameberryHQ | @NodwinGaming

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𝐈𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐚 𝐡𝐚𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐚𝐮𝐝𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞. 𝐈𝐭 𝐡𝐚𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐚𝐦��𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧. 𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐰𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐢𝐭 𝐭𝐚𝐤𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐛𝐮𝐢𝐥𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐢𝐧𝐝𝐮𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐲?

Explore 𝐆𝐃𝐀𝐈 𝐆𝐚𝐦𝐞𝐃𝐞𝐯 𝐎𝐮𝐭𝐥𝐨𝐨𝐤 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔, authored by Aman Mishra of The Dialogue.

Published by GDAI, with The Dialogue as Knowledge Partner and PhonePe Appstore as Chief Sponsor.

📥 Full report:
https://t.co/rflyOQlv9p

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🎮 𝐈𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐚 𝐡𝐚𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐩𝐥𝐚𝐲𝐞𝐫𝐬. 𝐁𝐮𝐭 𝐜𝐚𝐧 𝐢𝐭 𝐛𝐮𝐢𝐥𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐠𝐚𝐦𝐞𝐬?

Behind India's booming gaming market lies a striking gap between ambition and opportunity.

The newly launched 𝐆𝐃𝐀𝐈 𝐆𝐚𝐦𝐞𝐃𝐞𝐯 𝐎𝐮𝐭𝐥𝐨𝐨𝐤 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔 reveals why.

🧵 Six findings worth your attention. 👇

#ReportInsights #GDAI

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🎮 𝐀𝐧𝐝 𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞'𝐬 ����𝐡𝐞 𝐬𝐜𝐚𝐥𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐨𝐩𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐲.

511 million video-game players.

India has one of the world's largest gaming audiences.

The question is whether its game development ecosystem can match the scale of its players.

#GameDevOutlook2026

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🔹 #EventHighlights | 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐟𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐨𝐧 𝐃𝐢𝐠𝐢𝐭𝐚𝐥 𝐌𝐚𝐫𝐤𝐞𝐭𝐬 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔

𝘈𝘴 𝘐𝘯𝘥𝘪𝘢’𝘴 𝘥𝘪𝘨𝘪𝘵𝘢𝘭 𝘦𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘰𝘮𝘺 𝘦𝘹𝘱𝘢𝘯𝘥𝘴, 𝘩𝘰𝘸 𝘤𝘢𝘯 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘱𝘦𝘵𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯, 𝘪𝘯𝘯𝘰𝘷𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘤𝘺𝘣𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘦𝘤𝘶𝘳𝘪𝘵𝘺 𝘢𝘥𝘷𝘢𝘯𝘤𝘦 𝘵𝘰𝘨𝘦𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳?

The Dialogue was pleased to join the 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐟𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐨𝐧 𝐃𝐢𝐠𝐢𝐭𝐚𝐥 𝐌𝐚𝐫𝐤𝐞𝐭𝐬 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔 as a 𝐊𝐧��𝐰𝐥𝐞𝐝𝐠𝐞 𝐏𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐧𝐞𝐫, organised by the Faculty of Economics, South Asian University, New Delhi.

Representing The Dialogue, 𝐁𝐡𝐨𝐨𝐦𝐢𝐤𝐚 𝐀𝐠𝐚𝐫𝐰𝐚𝐥, Senior Programme Manager – Competition Policy, participated in 𝐏𝐚𝐧𝐞𝐥 𝐃𝐢𝐬𝐜𝐮𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐈, titled “Uncovering Competition and Cybersecurity Issues in Digital Markets.”

Moderated by 𝐃𝐫 𝐃𝐞𝐛𝐝𝐚𝐭𝐭𝐚 𝐒𝐚𝐡𝐚, Associate Dean, Faculty of Economics, South Asian University, the discussion featured 𝐃𝐫 𝐒𝐚𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐚 𝐑𝐨𝐲 𝐂𝐡𝐨𝐰𝐝𝐡𝐮𝐫𝐲 (IMI Kolkata), 𝐒𝐡𝐫𝐢 𝐒𝐡𝐢𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐫 𝐒𝐢𝐧𝐡𝐚 (Hindu BusinessLine) and 𝐒𝐡𝐫𝐢 𝐏𝐫𝐚𝐝𝐞𝐞𝐩 𝐊𝐢𝐫𝐧𝐚𝐩𝐮𝐫𝐞 (Hughes Systique India).

Bringing together perspectives from academia, industry, media and public policy, the panel explored the evolving challenges of digital market governance, including competition in digital media, cybersecurity, digital infrastructure and the role of technology in expanding economic opportunities.

𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐜𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐥 𝐪𝐮𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧: How can India's digital markets remain competitive and innovative while building the security and trust essential for sustainable growth?

Through its role as Knowledge Partner, The Dialogue remains committed to advancing informed, multidisciplinary conversations on the future of India's digital economy.

#digitalmarkets #competitionpolicy #cybersecurity #digitaleconomy #innovation #techpolicy #CDM2026

@kazimriz|@Bhoomika106|@SouthAsianUni|@kritisingh29|

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📰 #InTheNews | 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐇𝐢𝐧𝐝𝐮 | 𝐆𝐃𝐀𝐈 𝐥𝐚𝐮𝐧𝐜𝐡𝐞𝐬 𝐈𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐚 𝐠𝐚𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐫𝐞𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭 | 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐃𝐢𝐚𝐥𝐨𝐠𝐮𝐞 𝐚𝐬 𝐊𝐧𝐨𝐰𝐥𝐞𝐝𝐠𝐞 𝐏𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐧𝐞𝐫

𝐈𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐚 𝐡𝐚𝐬 𝟓𝟏𝟏 𝐦𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐠𝐚𝐦𝐞𝐫𝐬. 𝐁𝐮𝐭 𝐡𝐨𝐰 𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐲 𝐠𝐥𝐨𝐛𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐲 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐩𝐞𝐭𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐠𝐚𝐦𝐞𝐬 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐰𝐞 𝐛𝐮𝐢𝐥𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠?

India's gaming story is often told through the extraordinary scale of its player base. But the next chapter must also be about the games we create, the intellectual property we own and the studios we enable to compete globally.

Delighted to see 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐇𝐢𝐧𝐝𝐮 spotlight the launch of 𝐆𝐚𝐦𝐞𝐃𝐞𝐯 𝐎𝐮𝐭𝐥𝐨𝐨𝐤 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔, published by the 𝐆𝐚𝐦𝐞 𝐃𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐥𝐨𝐩𝐞𝐫 𝐀𝐬𝐬𝐨𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐨𝐟 𝐈𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐚 (𝐆𝐃𝐀𝐈), with 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐃𝐢𝐚𝐥𝐨𝐠𝐮𝐞 𝐚𝐬 𝐊𝐧𝐨𝐰𝐥𝐞𝐝𝐠𝐞 𝐏𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐧𝐞𝐫 and 𝐏𝐡𝐨𝐧𝐞𝐏𝐞 𝐀𝐩𝐩𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐞 as Chief Sponsor.

Through this knowledge partnership, 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐃𝐢𝐚𝐥𝐨𝐠𝐮𝐞 has contributed to an 𝐞𝐯𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞-𝐥𝐞𝐝 𝐚𝐬𝐬𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 of India's game development ecosystem, bringing industry perspectives into sharper focus and examining the structural challenges that shape the ability of Indian studios to innovate, scale and compete internationally.

And the findings are revealing:
• 𝟖𝟐.𝟕% of surveyed respondents aspire to develop 𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐠𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐈𝐏.
• Yet 𝟕𝟔.𝟗% consider available financing 𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐝𝐞𝐪𝐮𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐨𝐫 𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐲 𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐝𝐞𝐪𝐮𝐚𝐭𝐞.
• Meanwhile, 𝟓𝟔.𝟕% believe the talent pipeline is 𝐩𝐨𝐨𝐫𝐥𝐲 𝐨𝐫 𝐧𝐨𝐭 𝐚𝐭 𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐲 to meet industry needs.

These are not merely industry statistics. They raise important questions about the financing, skills, market access and policy environment needed to translate India's creative potential into globally competitive game development.

𝘞𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘸𝘪𝘭𝘭 𝘪𝘵 𝘵𝘢𝘬𝘦 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘐𝘯𝘥𝘪𝘢 𝘵𝘰 𝘣𝘦𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘦 𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘫𝘶𝘴𝘵 𝘰𝘯𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘭𝘥'𝘴 𝘭𝘢𝘳𝘨𝘦𝘴𝘵 𝘨𝘢𝘮𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘮𝘢𝘳𝘬𝘦𝘵𝘴, 𝘣𝘶𝘵 𝘢 𝘨𝘭𝘰𝘣𝘢𝘭 𝘩𝘶𝘣 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘨𝘢𝘮𝘦 𝘤𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯?

➡️ 𝐑𝐞𝐚𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐜𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐠𝐞 𝐢𝐧 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐇𝐢𝐧𝐝𝐮:
https://t.co/2tNzDSGkgM

📖 𝐄𝐱𝐩𝐥𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐟𝐮𝐥𝐥 𝐫𝐞𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭: https://t.co/HvVToJfe1x

#gamedevelopment #gamingindustry #indiangaming #originalip #creativeeconomy #digitalpolicy #techpolicy #india

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📢 #ReportLaunch | #EventGlimpses | 𝐆𝐃𝐀𝐈 𝐆𝐚𝐦𝐞𝐃𝐞𝐯 𝐎𝐮𝐭𝐥𝐨𝐨𝐤 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔 𝐢𝐬 𝐧𝐨𝐰 𝐥𝐢𝐯𝐞!

𝐈𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐚 𝐡𝐚𝐬 𝟓𝟏𝟏 𝐦𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐠𝐚𝐦𝐞𝐫𝐬. 𝐁𝐮𝐭 𝐜𝐚𝐧 𝐢𝐭 𝐛𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐞 𝐚 𝐠𝐥𝐨𝐛𝐚𝐥 𝐩𝐨��𝐞𝐫𝐡𝐨𝐮𝐬𝐞 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐠𝐚𝐦𝐞 𝐝𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐥𝐨𝐩𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭?

The 𝐆𝐃𝐀𝐈 𝐆𝐚𝐦𝐞𝐃𝐞𝐯 𝐎𝐮𝐭𝐥𝐨𝐨𝐤 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔 was officially launched today at the 𝟏𝟖𝐭𝐡 𝐈𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐚 𝐆𝐚𝐦𝐞 𝐃𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐥𝐨𝐩𝐞𝐫 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐟𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 (#IGDC2026) in Chennai, ahead of a panel discussion exploring the opportunities, challenges and pathways towards global scale for India's game development industry.

Developed by the 𝐆𝐚𝐦𝐞 𝐃𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐥𝐨𝐩𝐞𝐫 𝐀𝐬𝐬𝐨𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐨𝐟 𝐈𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐚 (𝐆𝐃𝐀𝐈), with 𝐏𝐡𝐨𝐧𝐞𝐏𝐞 𝐀𝐩𝐩𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐞 as Chief Sponsor, 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐃𝐢𝐚𝐥𝐨𝐠𝐮𝐞 as Knowledge Partner, and 𝟏𝟑𝟏𝟐 𝐈𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞, 𝐂𝐡𝐢𝐦𝐞𝐫𝐚, 𝐆𝐚𝐦𝐞𝐛𝐞𝐫𝐫𝐲 𝐋𝐚𝐛𝐬 and 𝐍��𝐃𝐖𝐈𝐍 𝐆𝐚𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐠 as Associate Sponsors, the report draws on industry and academia surveys, stakeholder consultations and market research.

From original IP and studio economics to talent readiness, financing, publishing and international market access, the report examines the opportunities and structural challenges shaping India's game development ecosystem, alongside a strategic roadmap towards 2035.

The launch was followed by a presentation of the report's key findings by 𝐀𝐦𝐚𝐧 𝐌𝐢𝐬𝐡𝐫𝐚, Programme Manager (Public Policy and Government Affairs) at The Dialogue and primary author of the report, setting the context for an engaging panel discussion moderated by 𝐊𝐚𝐳𝐢𝐦 𝐑𝐢𝐳𝐯𝐢, Founding Director, The Dialogue.

We extend our sincere appreciation to our distinguished panellists, 𝐌𝐚𝐧𝐯𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐫𝐚 ��𝐡𝐮𝐤𝐮𝐥 (Lakshya Digital, Keywords Studios), 𝐒𝐡𝐢𝐯𝐚𝐧𝐢 𝐒𝐫𝐢𝐯𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐯𝐚 (PhonePe) and 𝐒𝐫𝐢𝐝𝐡𝐚𝐫 𝐌𝐮𝐩𝐩𝐢𝐝𝐢 (YesGnome), for sharing their perspectives on the industry's evolving landscape, and to our audience for their participation and thoughtful engagement.

𝐁𝐮𝐭 𝐰𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐝𝐨𝐞𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐞𝐯𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐫𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐚𝐥 𝐚𝐛𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐠𝐚𝐩 𝐛𝐞𝐭𝐰𝐞𝐞𝐧 𝐈𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐚'𝐬 𝐠𝐚𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐩𝐨𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐚𝐥 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐢𝐭𝐬 𝐠𝐥𝐨𝐛𝐚𝐥 𝐚𝐬𝐩𝐢𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬?

📥 𝐃𝐨𝐰𝐧𝐥𝐨𝐚𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐟𝐮𝐥𝐥 𝐫𝐞𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭 𝐭𝐨 𝐞𝐱𝐩𝐥𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐟𝐢𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐬, 𝐢𝐧𝐝𝐮𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐲 𝐢𝐧𝐬𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐩𝐨𝐥𝐢𝐜𝐲 𝐫𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬: https://t.co/rflyOQm2YX

#GDAI #IGDC2026 #gamedevelopment #indiangaming #gamingindustry #technologypolicy

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🚨 𝐍𝐄𝐖 𝐁𝐋𝐎𝐆 𝐀𝐋𝐄𝐑𝐓 | 𝐌��𝐫𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐧 𝟐𝟎𝟎 𝐦𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐍𝐂𝐌𝐂-𝐞𝐧𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐞𝐝 𝐜𝐚𝐫𝐝𝐬 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐢𝐧 𝐜𝐢𝐫𝐜𝐮𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧. 𝐒𝐨 𝐰𝐡𝐲 𝐢𝐬 𝐬𝐞𝐚𝐦𝐥𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐦𝐨𝐛𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐚 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐤 𝐢𝐧 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐠𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐬?

In our latest blog, 𝐒𝐨𝐡𝐚𝐦 𝐉𝐚𝐠𝐭𝐚𝐩, Senior Research Associate at The Dialogue, examines the promise and present reality of the NCMC ecosystem, the user-side frictions holding it back, and what it could take to move from widespread issuance to frictionless mobility.

𝐑𝐞𝐚𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐟𝐮𝐥𝐥 𝐛𝐥𝐨𝐠 𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞: https://t.co/1gWCyYXPXg

𝘋𝘪𝘴𝘤𝘭𝘢𝘪𝘮𝘦𝘳: 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘷𝘪𝘦𝘸𝘴 𝘦𝘹𝘱𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘴𝘦𝘥 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘣𝘭𝘰𝘨 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘰𝘴𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘢𝘶𝘵����𝘰𝘳 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘥𝘰 𝘯𝘰𝘵 ��𝘦𝘤𝘦𝘴𝘴𝘢𝘳𝘪𝘭𝘺 𝘳𝘦𝘧𝘭𝘦𝘤𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘷𝘪𝘦𝘸𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘋𝘪𝘢𝘭𝘰𝘨𝘶𝘦.

#ncmc #urbanmobility #publictransport #digitalpayments #mobilitypolicy #fintech #digitalpublicinfrastructure #techpolicy #newblog #techblog #digitaleconomy

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📢 #HappeningToday | 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐃𝐢𝐚𝐥𝐨𝐠𝐮𝐞 𝐚𝐭 𝐈𝐆𝐃𝐂 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔 | #IGDC2026

𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐰𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐢𝐭 𝐭𝐚𝐤𝐞 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐈𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐚’𝐬 𝐠𝐚𝐦𝐞 𝐝𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐥𝐨𝐩𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐢𝐧𝐝𝐮𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐲 𝐭𝐨 𝐬𝐜𝐚𝐥𝐞 𝐠𝐥𝐨𝐛𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐲?

The Dialogue is pleased to participate in the 𝟏𝟖𝐭𝐡 𝐈𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐚 𝐆𝐚𝐦𝐞 𝐃𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐥𝐨𝐩𝐞𝐫 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐟𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 (𝐈𝐆𝐃𝐂 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔), India's oldest and largest game developer conference, taking place from 28–31 October at the Chennai Trade Centre.

As 𝐊𝐧𝐨𝐰𝐥𝐞𝐝𝐠𝐞 𝐏𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐧𝐞𝐫, The Dialogue is delighted to contribute to the launch of the 𝐆𝐃𝐀𝐈 𝐆𝐚𝐦𝐞𝐃𝐞𝐯 𝐎𝐮𝐭𝐥𝐨𝐨𝐤 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔 during today's session:

🎯 𝐔𝐧𝐯𝐞𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐆𝐃𝐀𝐈 𝐆𝐚𝐦𝐞𝐃𝐞𝐯 𝐎𝐮𝐭𝐥𝐨𝐨𝐤 𝐑𝐞𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔: 𝘐𝘯𝘴𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵𝘴, 𝘐𝘮𝘱𝘢𝘤𝘵 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘙𝘰𝘢𝘥 𝘵𝘰 𝘎𝘭𝘰𝘣𝘢𝘭 𝘚𝘤𝘢𝘭𝘦

Drawing on industry and academia surveys, stakeholder consultations and market research, the report examines India's studio landscape, developers' ambitions and barriers to growth, including access to finance, publishing, talent and market opportunities.

𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐩𝐚𝐧𝐞𝐥 𝐝𝐢𝐬𝐜𝐮𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐰𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐟𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞:
🎙️ 𝐌𝐨𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐨𝐫: 𝐊𝐚𝐳𝐢𝐦 𝐑𝐢𝐳𝐯𝐢, Founding Director, The Dialogue
🎙️ 𝐌𝐚𝐧𝐯𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐫𝐚 𝐒𝐡𝐮𝐤𝐮𝐥, Founder and Chairman Emeritus, Lakshya Digital, Keywords Studios (India)
🎙️ 𝐒𝐡𝐢𝐯𝐚𝐧𝐢 𝐒𝐫𝐢𝐯𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐯𝐚, Head of App Developer Ecosystem & Ads, PhonePe
🎙️ 𝐒𝐫𝐢𝐝𝐡𝐚𝐫 𝐌𝐮𝐩𝐩𝐢𝐝𝐢, Co-founder, YesGnome

𝐀𝐦𝐚𝐧 𝐌𝐢𝐬𝐡𝐫𝐚, Programme Manager at The Dialogue and primary author of the report, will present its key findings, setting the context for an industry discussion on the opportunities and challenges shaping India's game development ecosystem.

We thank 𝐆𝐃𝐀𝐈, 𝐏𝐡𝐨𝐧𝐞𝐏𝐞 𝐀𝐩𝐩𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐞, and the developers, educators and industry stakeholders whose contributions have informed this research.

📅 29 October 2026 | Thursday
🕥 10:30 AM (IST)
📍 Hall 1, Chennai Trade Centre

𝐒𝐭𝐚𝐲 𝐭𝐮𝐧𝐞𝐝 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐫𝐞𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐢𝐭𝐬 𝐤𝐞𝐲 𝐟𝐢𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐬!

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📢 𝐑𝐞𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭 𝐏𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 | 𝐈𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐚 𝐆𝐚𝐦𝐞 𝐃𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐥𝐨𝐩𝐞𝐫 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐟𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔

𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐝𝐨𝐞𝐬 𝐢𝐭 𝐭𝐚𝐤𝐞 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐈𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐚’𝐬 𝐠𝐚𝐦𝐞 𝐝��𝐯𝐞𝐥𝐨𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐛𝐮𝐢𝐥𝐝, 𝐬𝐜𝐚𝐥𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐬𝐮𝐜𝐜𝐞𝐞𝐝?

We are pleased to announce that 𝐀𝐦𝐚𝐧 𝐌𝐢𝐬𝐡𝐫𝐚, Programme Manager at 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐃𝐢𝐚𝐥𝐨𝐠𝐮𝐞 and author of the 𝘎𝘋𝘈𝘐 𝘎𝘢𝘮𝘦𝘋𝘦𝘷 𝘖𝘶𝘵𝘭𝘰𝘰𝘬 2026, will present the report tomorrow at the 𝐈𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐚 𝐆𝐚𝐦𝐞 𝐃𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐥𝐨𝐩𝐞𝐫 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐟𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 (𝐈𝐆𝐃𝐂) 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔 in Chennai.

As 𝐊𝐧𝐨𝐰𝐥𝐞𝐝𝐠𝐞 𝐏𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐧𝐞𝐫, The Dialogue is delighted to contribute to this important conversation on the future of India's game development ecosystem.

Drawing on industry and academia surveys, stakeholder consultations and market research, the report offers an evidence-led assessment of India's game development landscape, examining the ambitions of its studios and the challenges shaping their growth.

From 𝐚𝐜𝐜𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐟𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐩𝐮𝐛𝐥𝐢𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠 to 𝐢𝐧𝐝𝐮𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐲-𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐲 𝐭𝐚𝐥𝐞𝐧𝐭, 𝐚𝐮𝐝𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐫𝐞𝐠𝐮𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐲 𝐜𝐞𝐫𝐭𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐲, the findings highlight the interconnected priorities for building a more competitive and sustainable game development industry in India.

We extend our appreciation to 𝐆𝐚𝐦𝐞 𝐃𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐥𝐨𝐩𝐞𝐫 𝐀𝐬𝐬𝐨𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐨𝐟 𝐈𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐚 (𝐆𝐃𝐀𝐈), 𝐏𝐡𝐨𝐧𝐞𝐏𝐞 𝐀𝐩𝐩𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐞 and the developers, educators and industry stakeholders whose contributions have informed this research.

📅 𝐓𝐨𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐫𝐨𝐰 | 𝟐𝟗 𝐎𝐜𝐭𝐨𝐛𝐞𝐫 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔
🕥 𝟏𝟎:𝟑𝟎 𝐀𝐌 (𝐈𝐒𝐓)
📍 𝐇𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝟏, 𝐂𝐡𝐞𝐧𝐧𝐚𝐢 𝐓𝐫𝐚𝐝𝐞 𝐂𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐫𝐞 | 𝐈𝐆𝐃𝐂 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔

We look forward to sharing the findings and engaging with the game development community on the opportunities and priorities shaping the industry's next chapter.

#GDAI #IGDC2026 #gamedevelopment #indiangaming #gamingindustry #technologypolicy

@kazimriz|@kritisingh29|@advamanmishra|@GDAI_in |

[The Dialogue @_DialogueIndia]

🚨 #HappeningTomorrow | 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐟𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐨𝐧 𝐃𝐢𝐠𝐢𝐭𝐚𝐥 𝐌𝐚𝐫𝐤𝐞𝐭𝐬 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔

𝘏𝘰𝘸 𝘥𝘰 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘱𝘦𝘵𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘤𝘺𝘣𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘦𝘤𝘶𝘳𝘪𝘵𝘺 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘤𝘦𝘳𝘯𝘴 𝘪𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘦𝘤𝘵 𝘪𝘯 𝘐��𝘥𝘪𝘢’𝘴 𝘳𝘢𝘱𝘪𝘥𝘭𝘺 𝘦𝘷𝘰𝘭𝘷𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘥𝘪𝘨𝘪𝘵𝘢𝘭 𝘮𝘢𝘳𝘬𝘦𝘵𝘴?

As a 𝐊𝐧𝐨𝐰𝐥𝐞𝐝𝐠𝐞 𝐏𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐧𝐞𝐫 for the 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐟𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐨𝐧 𝐃𝐢𝐠𝐢𝐭𝐚𝐥 𝐌𝐚𝐫𝐤𝐞𝐭𝐬 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔, organised by the Faculty of Economics, South Asian University, The Dialogue is pleased to contribute to conversations on competition, innovation and regulation in India's digital economy.

Our colleague, 𝐁𝐡𝐨𝐨𝐦𝐢𝐤𝐚 𝐀𝐠𝐚𝐫𝐰𝐚𝐥, Senior Programme Manager – Competition Policy, The Dialogue, will join an esteemed panel for the discussion:

🔹 𝐏𝐚𝐧𝐞𝐥 𝐃𝐢𝐬𝐜𝐮𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐈 | 𝘜𝘯𝘤𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘊𝘰𝘮𝘱𝘦𝘵𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘊𝘺𝘣𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘦𝘤𝘶𝘳𝘪𝘵𝘺 𝘐𝘴𝘴𝘶𝘦𝘴 𝘪𝘯 𝘋𝘪𝘨𝘪𝘵𝘢𝘭 𝘔𝘢𝘳𝘬𝘦𝘵𝘴

𝐌𝐨𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐨𝐫:
𝐃𝐫 𝐃𝐞𝐛𝐝𝐚𝐭𝐭𝐚 𝐒𝐚𝐡𝐚, Associate Dean, Faculty of Economics, South Asian University

𝐏𝐚𝐧𝐞𝐥𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐬:
• 𝐃𝐫 𝐒𝐚𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐚 𝐑𝐨𝐲 𝐂𝐡𝐨𝐰𝐝𝐡𝐮𝐫𝐲, Professor & Area Chair – Economics, IMI Kolkata; Editor-in-Chief, Studies in Microeconomics; Founder Director, Saday Agronomy Digi Foundation

• 𝐒𝐡𝐫𝐢 𝐒𝐡𝐢𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐫 𝐒𝐢𝐧𝐡𝐚, Senior Associate Editor, Hindu Business Line

• 𝐒𝐡𝐫𝐢 𝐏𝐫𝐚𝐝𝐞𝐞𝐩 𝐊𝐢𝐫𝐧𝐚𝐩𝐮𝐫𝐞, Distinguished Engineer, Hughes Systique India Private Ltd.

• 𝐒𝐦𝐭 𝐁𝐡𝐨𝐨𝐦𝐢𝐤𝐚 𝐀𝐠𝐚𝐫𝐰𝐚𝐥, Senior Programme Manager – Competition Policy, The Dialogue

Bringing together perspectives from academia, industry, media and public policy, the discussion will examine the emerging challenges at the intersection of competition and cybersecurity in digital markets.

📅 𝟐𝟗–𝟑𝟎 𝐎𝐜𝐭𝐨𝐛𝐞𝐫 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔
🕓 𝐏𝐚𝐧𝐞𝐥 𝐈: 𝟒:𝟑𝟎–𝟓:𝟑𝟎 𝐏𝐌 𝐈𝐒𝐓
📍 South Asian University, New Delhi
💻 Hybrid Mode

🔗 𝐑𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞: https://t.co/gYl1nPp4pW

#digitalmarkets #competitionpolicy #cybersecurity #digitaleconomy #innovation #techpolicy #CDM2026

@kazimriz | @Bhoomika106 | @SouthAsianUni | @kritisingh29 |

[The Dialogue @_DialogueIndia]

🚨 #HappeningTomorrow | 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐟𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐨𝐧 𝐃𝐢𝐠𝐢𝐭𝐚𝐥 𝐌𝐚𝐫𝐤𝐞𝐭𝐬 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔

As digital markets reshape economies, businesses and societies, understanding their implications for competition, innovation, labour and regulation has become increasingly important.

The Dialogue is pleased to join as a 𝐊𝐧𝐨𝐰𝐥𝐞𝐝𝐠𝐞 𝐏𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐧𝐞𝐫 for the 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐟𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐨𝐧 𝐃𝐢𝐠𝐢𝐭𝐚𝐥 𝐌𝐚𝐫𝐤𝐞𝐭𝐬 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔, organised by the Faculty of Economics, South Asian University, New Delhi, on 𝟐𝟗–����𝟎 𝐎𝐜𝐭𝐨𝐛𝐞𝐫 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔.

Centred on the theme 𝘐𝘯𝘷𝘦𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘨𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘐𝘴𝘴𝘶𝘦𝘴 𝘪𝘯 𝘋𝘪𝘨𝘪𝘵𝘢𝘭 𝘔𝘢𝘳𝘬𝘦𝘵𝘴: 𝘛𝘩𝘦𝘰𝘳𝘺, 𝘌𝘮𝘱𝘪𝘳𝘪𝘤𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘗𝘰𝘭𝘪𝘤𝘺, the two-day conference will bring together academic, policy and industry perspectives through lectures, paper presentations, panel discussions and a fireside chat.

We look forward to engaging in these interdisciplinary conversations and contributing to a deeper understanding of India's evolving digital economy.

📅 𝟐𝟗–𝟑𝟎 𝐎𝐜𝐭𝐨𝐛𝐞𝐫 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔
📍 South Asian University, New Delhi
💻 Hybrid Mode

🔗 𝐑𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞: https://t.co/gYl1nPp4pW

#digitalmarkets #competitionpolicy #digitaleconomy #innovation #techpolicy #CDM2026

@kazimriz | @Bhoomika106 | @SouthAsianUni | @kritisingh29

[The Dialogue @_DialogueIndia]

💡 𝐈𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐚’𝐬 𝐠𝐚𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐢𝐧𝐝𝐮𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐲 𝐢𝐬 𝐞𝐯𝐨𝐥𝐯𝐢𝐧𝐠. 𝐁𝐮𝐭 𝐰𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐝𝐨𝐞𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐛𝐢𝐠𝐠𝐞𝐫 𝐩𝐢𝐜𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞 𝐫𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐚𝐥?

Beyond the growing player base lies an ecosystem of academia, developers, studios, publishers and investors shaping the future of Indian video-game development.

Where are opportunities emerging? What challenges remain? And what will it take to help Indian studios build globally competitive games and sustainable businesses?

𝐒𝐨𝐦𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐬𝐰𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐨𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐢𝐫 𝐰𝐚𝐲.

The Game Developer Association of India (GDAI), with PhonePe Appstore as Chief Sponsor and The Dialogue as Knowledge Partner, will launch the 𝐆𝐃𝐀𝐈 𝐆𝐚𝐦𝐞𝐃𝐞𝐯 𝐎𝐮𝐭𝐥𝐨𝐨𝐤 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔 at IGDC.

Drawing on industry and academia surveys, stakeholder consultations and market research, the report examines the funding, talent, publishing and policy conditions that can help studios turn creative ambition into commercial success.

📅 29 October 2026
📍 India Game Developer Conference (IGDC) 2026, Chennai Trade Centre

𝐒𝐭𝐚𝐲 𝐭𝐮𝐧𝐞𝐝.

#GDAI #IGDC2026 #GameDev #IndianGaming #GameDevelopment #Gaming #games #esports

@kazimriz | @kritisingh29 | @advamanmishra | @GDAI_in