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Both reports agree that Sitharaman backed a coordinated forum for tech firms to deal with foreign regulators and that she tied the idea to overseas expansion and frontier technologies.
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Sitharaman calls for forum to help tech firms abroad
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Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said India needs a coordinated forum for technology companies to engage foreign regulators.
She spoke at the Global Fintech Forum in Mumbai on Friday.
She said Indian firms are expanding abroad into regions shaping rules for frontier technologies.
The technologies she cited included agentic artificial intelligence and asset tokenisation.
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She said startups cannot be expected to negotiate foreign regulatory systems alone.
The proposed platform could also help with licensing, partnerships, and cybersecurity practices.
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Sitharaman argued that India needs a dedicated forum for technology companies dealing with foreign regulators. The reports say she presented the platform as practical support for startups that cannot navigate varied foreign rules on their own. They also describe the forum as useful for overseas expansion, interoperable standards, and cybersecurity best practices.
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India needs forum for tech firms to engage foreign regulators, finance minister says
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Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman stated on Friday at the Global Fintech Forum in Mumbai that India should establish a coordinated forum for technology companies to engage with foreign regulators. She reported that Indian firms are increasingly expanding abroad into regions developing rules for frontier technologies like agentic artificial intelligence and asset tokenisation. Sitharaman argued that startups cannot independently negotiate foreign regulatory systems and suggested the platform could also aid in licensing, partnerships, and cybersecurity practices.
India Needs Global Tech Forum to Engage Foreign Regulators: Sitharaman
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Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman announced on Friday that India needs a dedicated forum to assist technology companies in coordinating with foreign governments and regulators. According to the report, the platform would help firms address regulatory concerns before barriers emerge, noting that startups cannot be expected to navigate diverse foreign rules alone. The proposed forum is intended to support overseas expansion, technology commercialisation, interoperable standards, and cybersecurity best practices.