Indian government withdraws Personal Data Protection Bill
In case you are serious about understanding why it was pulled out and really care about the details for such an action, I highly recommend you check the Joint Committee on the Personal Data Protection report [1] the Press Release section where they released the 534 pages report on it.<p>Gist of it is - the committee recommended major changes across the board in all sections of the act so the IT Ministry would rework the bill and present it for discussion again in the parliament.<p>I know India looks like a lawless place because of the chaotic news coverage in the NYtimes  but it is a democracy and most if not all government action have rational policy choices that presented in the Indian parliament. The loksabha proceedings (especially the question hour) is the best way to understand what goes on in India.<p>Edit: For those without a lot of time should check the point by point explanation and rebuttal for the recommendations here [2]<p>1. <a href="http://loksabhaph.nic.in/Committee/CommitteeInformation.aspx?comm_code=73&tab=5" rel="nofollow">http://loksabhaph.nic.in/Committee/CommitteeInformation.aspx...</a><p>2. <a href="https://vidhilegalpolicy.in/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/JPC-PDP-Referencer.pdf" rel="nofollow">https://vidhilegalpolicy.in/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/JPC-P...</a>