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This paper explores the evolving idea of Net Neutrality , the principle that Internet Service Providers (ISPs) and governments must treat all digital data equally, without discrimination or special pricing based on its source, type, or platform. In India, where digital transformation is reshaping everyday life, maintaining a fair and open internet has become crucial to ensuring innovation, inclusion, and democracy. Using frameworks such as Gatekeeping Theory and Information Asymmetry, this study examines how India’s regulatory landscape, particularly the role of the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI), has shaped the maintaining neutrality. The paper concludes that while India has built a strong legal structure to protect a free internet, constant vigilance is essential against newer and subtler challenges like algorithmic throttling or exclusivity-based network handling , that could quietly weaken digital equality. Keywords: Internet, Net neutrality, Digital India, Telecom Regulatory Authority of India [TRAI]