India's Sports Goods Sector: A Sleeping Giant in Need of Policy Attention
India manufactures over 300 types of sporting goods. Its exports were worth $523 million in FY2023-24. Yet India holds less than 1% of global sports goods trade. With the sector now under MYAS, there is a rare structural opportunity to change that — if the ministry acts decisively.
The National Sports Governance Act 2025: Our Analysis of the Draft Rules
The National Sports Governance Act, 2025 is now law. Three sets of draft Rules — for the National Sports Tribunal, National Sports Bodies, and the National Sports Board — followed in October 2025. AM Sports Law submitted formal comments. Here is what they cover.
Building a Responsible Gaming Ecosystem: Legal and Ethical Imperatives for India
India's gaming industry is at a historic inflection point. The regulatory, ethical, and technological challenges are converging. Legal compliance alone is not enough — the industry must proactively build a culture of responsibility. Here is the framework for doing it.
India's National Sports Governance Act, 2025: What It Means for Athletes, Federations and the Sector
Over 350 legal disputes were pending across sports bodies when the National Sports Governance Act, 2025 was passed. India now has its first dedicated, specialised, and enforceable legislative framework for sports governance. Here is what it does.
The PROG Act 2025 — Part II: Bans, Penalties, and the Industry's Reckoning
India's online gaming industry was worth $3.7 billion in 2024, with 86% of revenue from real money gaming. The PROG Act 2025 bans real money gaming outright. This is what that means for operators, investors, employees, and the sector's future.
The PROG Act 2025 — Part I: What India's New Online Gaming Law Enables
The Promotion and Regulation of Online Gaming Act, 2025 is India's first central law on online gaming. It bans real money gaming, formally recognises esports, and creates space for social and educational games. Here is what it enables — and the gaps that remain.
All Things Esports: India's $1.65 Billion Opportunity and the Road Ahead
Esports is a $1.65 billion global industry with 500 million viewers. India won a bronze at the 2018 Asian Games. Olympic Esports Games are set for Riyadh in 2027. And yet India still lacks a clear regulatory framework for esports. Here is what the roadmap should look like.
Play Games 24X7 v. State of Tamil Nadu: The Madras High Court's Landmark Gaming Judgment
The Madras High Court upheld Tamil Nadu's 2025 gaming regulations — including login blackout hours, Aadhaar KYC, and stake limits. This is a turning point for real money gaming regulation in India, and the implications reach well beyond Tamil Nadu.
When Geopolitics Disrupts Sport: The Case for a Dedicated Contractual Clause
Force majeure and frustration clauses were never designed for the speed at which geopolitical disruption moves today. After the Pahalgam attack and the suspension of the Indus Waters Treaty, sports contracts in India need a dedicated geo-political clause — and here is what it should look like.
India's Draft Code Against Age Fraud in Sports: A Pioneering Step with Gaps to Fill
Most countries have no consolidated national law on age fraud in sport. India's Draft National Code Against Age Fraud in Sports 2025 is a pioneering initiative — one that AM Sports Law formally commented on. Here is what the Code gets right, and where it needs strengthening.
Understanding India's Khelo Bharat Niti (National Sports Policy) 2025: A Plain-Language Guide
India's National Sports Policy 2025 — the Khelo Bharat Niti — replaces the 2001 policy and builds on the Khelo India and TOPS schemes. Here is a plain-language explanation of what it says, what makes it different, and who it affects.
Making the Business Case: How Indian Corporates Can Do More for Sport
Indian companies spend millions sponsoring cricket. Yet sport receives less than 1% of total CSR contributions. The commercial and regulatory frameworks for deeper corporate engagement in sport are available — what is missing is strategic intent. Here is how to unlock it.
Our Submission on the National Sports Governance Bill, 2024: The Reforms India's Sport Urgently Needs
The National Sports Governance Bill, 2024 is the most significant attempt at structured sports governance reform in India in over a decade. AM Sports Law submitted formal comments to the Ministry. This is a summary of what we recommended — and why it matters.
What India's National Sports Policy 2024 Gets Right — and What It Still Needs
India's draft National Sports Policy 2024 sets an ambitious vision for sports as a tool of nation-building. But ambitious vision without implementation mechanisms is just aspiration. AM Sports Law submitted formal comments to the Ministry — here is what we recommended.
The Price of Running as a Woman: Sex Testing, DSD Regulations and Sporting Justice
Caster Semenya won gold at the Rio Olympics. She was born a woman, raised as a woman, and identifies as a woman. Under the IAAF's DSD Regulations, she cannot run as one without medical intervention. This piece examines whether the law got it right — and whether sport has.
Should Doping Be a Crime? Our 2017 Opinion to the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports
In 2017, the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports sought an opinion on the viability of criminalising doping in India. AM Sports Law provided that opinion. Eight years on, the question remains live. Here is our analysis — and our conclusion.
What NADA Should Have Done Differently: Lessons from the Narsingh Yadav Case
Narsingh Yadav arrived at the Rio Olympics as a genuine medal prospect in the 74kg freestyle wrestling category. He left without competing — found guilty of doping just days before his events. A close reading of NADA's decision reveals serious procedural failings that demand examination.
Footballers, Brands and the Battle for Image Rights: Lessons from the UK
Image rights exist at the intersection of intellectual property, tax law, and sports commerce. In the UK, there is no codified image rights law — and yet Premier League footballers have built some of the most sophisticated image rights structures in the world. Here is what India can learn.