NEW DELHI : India's government plans to take action against Alphabet Inc's Google after an antitrust watchdog last year found the group to have abused its market position by indulging in anti-competitive practices, a top IT minister told Reuters.India's antitrust body in October fined Google $275 million
NEW DELHI : India's government plans to take action against Alphabet Inc's Google after an antitrust watchdog last year found the group to have abused its market position by indulging in anti-competitive practices, a top IT minister told Reuters.
"The ministry has to take action," Chandrasekhar said."We have thought through it. You will see it in the coming weeks. Certainly it's not something that we will leave and push under the carpet."Chandrasekhar, who is one of the highest-ranking officials in Prime Minister Narendra Modi's administration, said the issue"is worrisome, not just for us, it's worrisome for the entire digital ecosystem in India".
The comments by the minister come against a backdrop of growing tension between Indian companies and Google.
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