After years in the making, India is finally implementing its Digital Personal Data Protection Act (DPDPA). India’s DPDPA has been many years in the making, having been slow to implement its rules as a single, cohesive data protection and governance framework. The Indian Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) has been at the center of India’s move toward being a leader in digital infrastructure, but India has nevertheless taken its time to create a comprehensive approach to data privacy, only introducing the concept in 2023.