The CEO of Alphabet Inc. (NASDAQ: GOOGL), Sundar Pichai stated on Monday that India is going through a crucial phase as it develops numerous significant rules and that it stands to gain from an open and connected internet.

India is in the process of shaping and shipping several other important regulatory frameworks that seek to bring a series of significant changes to how telecom services, on-demand video players, and firms in other sectors operate and handle consumer data. India legalized several amendments to the nation’s IT rules after contentious back and forth with many tech giants last year.

At the company’s annual India event on Monday, the Google CEO met down with India’s IT minister Ashwini Vaishnaw to discuss a variety of topics, including legislation.

According to Vaishnaw, the administration is drafting a number of measures that take into account the situation in the nation.

“The Prime Minister has set a specific goal for us: to develop a thorough legislative and regulatory framework. Therefore, we’re establishing three horizontals: The telecom charge for the carriers comes first. The digital protection measure, which is focused on upholding individuals’ privacy rights, comes in second. He said, “And this is the Digital India bill, which will examine essentially everything else that has to be viewed. All of these laws should become law within the next 14 to 16 months.

When asked about the planned rules in India, Pichai responded, “If you look at the scale at which tech is functioning and affecting so many lives throughout the world, to me it seems clear that it requires appropriate regulation. I believe it’s crucial that nations consider the best ways to protect their populations. We are actively participating.

India needs to take the lead in this. In order for businesses to innovate on top of legal certainty, it’s critical to strike a balance between the protections you’re providing for people and developing creative frameworks.