Lecture: Big Tech Regulation and Competition Law

Date: Tuesday, 14th October, 2025; 14:00

Lecture by: Sidharth Chauhan, Associate Professor and Associate Dean (Academic Affairs) at Jindal Global Law School (JGLS), O.P. Jindal Global University

Sidharth Chauhan is Associate Professor and Associate Dean (Academic Affairs) at Jindal Global Law School, O.P. Jindal Global University. He also serves as Director of the Cyril Shroff Centre for Artificial Intelligence, Law and Regulation at JGLS. He read law at Harvard Law School (LL.M.), focusing on corporate, antitrust, and technology law. At Harvard, he received the Dean’s Award and worked as a research assistant at the Berkman Klein Center for Internet & Society. In 2025, he became a Board Member of the Indian chapter of the George Washington Competition & Innovation Lab, a research institution for pioneering ideas in market innovation and competition. His teaching focuses on practice-oriented courses that bridge legal education with the demands of corporate legal practice, equipping students with the knowledge and skills essential for professional work.

Synopsis: Competition law is designed to maintain and promote fair and healthy competition in the market. Given the relatively nascent jurisprudence in this field, India draws much of its framework from other regimes such as the EU, the U.K., and the U.S.A. Against this backdrop, the lecture will discuss India’s competition law framework with a focus on contemporary issues, particularly the challenges posed by digitalization. Regulating digital markets raises unique difficulties due to network effects, multi-sided platforms, and the rapid pace of technological change. Balancing innovation, consumer welfare, and fair competition, while coordinating with global enforcement trends, will be crucial as India develops its regulatory approach in the Big Tech era.