LobbyWatch Brief — Archive

Every edition since launch, grouped by month. 9 posts.

Years: 2026 · Latest

2026 · 9 posts

November 2026

09 Nov 2026 · weekly

Three windows opened while two shut

RBI's priority-sector consolidation drafts, IRDAI's subsidiary-instructions rule and SEBI's AML/CFT certification paper all opened for comments this week; two SEBI windows closed on schedule. The comments-disclosure RTI log is still at zero filings.

02 Nov 2026 · weekly

The IRDAI window shut. Now the count becomes a question

IRDAI's distribution-reforms consultation closed on 31 October with 650+ comments banked and no published commitment to show them; banks routed objections through IBA and ASFBI. Two SEBI windows close this week.

October 2026

19 Oct 2026 · weekly

Two new SEBI consultations, two investor tests

SEBI opened consultations on issue-proceeds monitoring and SME IPO rules; one proposes a ₹1 lakh minimum application. Both comment windows remain open, with feedback-publication status unverified.

12 Oct 2026 · weekly

An empty week is not proof of no access

LobbyWatch’s ledgers record no consultation opening or closing, dated revolving-door move, or filed RTI request for 5–12 October. That describes the public record we hold, not everything that happened.

06 Oct 2026 · consultation

The scorecard the RBI finally published

RBI's FEMA Export & Import Regulations 2026 came with something this desk almost never gets — a published summary of who asked for what and what the regulator said. The ledger of asks: banks won timing, traders won discretion, and the freelancer with a $5 invoice got a monthly form and a 3x penalty headroom.

05 Oct 2026 · weekly

Twenty thousand comments, one transparency test

SEBI closed its Closing Auction Session consultation after recording 20,000 comments; the next test is whether submissions and the regulator’s response become visible.

September 2026

28 Sep 2026 · weekly

Who pays for the sale?

IRDAI’s distribution-reform consultation puts commissions, disclosure and policyholder choice on the table; the ledger still cannot say whether comments will be public.

26 Sep 2026 · note

LobbyWatch opens its ledgers

Why a rule-buyers register — what the consultation ledger, interests register and revolving-door ledger show on day one, and what gets added next.

The Sousveillance Stack — who writes, borrows and buys the rules