From GDPR to DPDP: An Engineering & Architectural Mapping for Transnational Data Pipelines
1. Executive Abstract & Legislative Mandate The global data privacy landscape has fundamentally shifted with the full operationalization of India’s Digital Personal Data Protection Act (DPDP Act) alongside the official notification of the DPDP Rules. For multinational enterprises operating cross-border data pipelines, assuming that a mature General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) framework covers Indian compliance