![]() ![]() The uproar began last month when Google removed popular payments app Paytm from its Play Store, citing policy violations. ![]() Some Indian startups say that allows Google to exert excessive control over the types of apps and other services they can offer, an allegation the company denies. Nearly 99% of the smartphones of India’s half a billion users run on Google’s Android mobile operating system. He said executives have discussed forming a new startup association aimed chiefly at lodging protests with the Indian government and courts against the Silicon Valley company. ![]() “It’s definitely going to be a bitter fight,” said Dinesh Agarwal, CEO of e-commerce firm IndiaMART. ![]() Setting the stage for a potential showdown, entrepreneurs held two video conferences this week to strategise, three executives told Reuters. REUTERS/Sankalp Phartiyal/File PhotoĪlthough Google, owned by Alphabet Inc, has worked closely with India’s booming startup sector and is ramping up its investments, it has recently angered many tech companies with what they say are unfair practices. FILE PHOTO: A man walks past the sign of "Google for India", the company's annual technology event in New Delhi, India, September 19, 2019. ![]()
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