Play Store delisting: Global behemoths endangering Make in India, says COAI

The Cellular Operators Association of India (COAI) on Tuesday said that international giants are prepared to oust indigenous Indian companies for financial gains. The remark was indirectly aimed at Google’s decision to remove Indian startups and apps from its Play Store. Without naming Google directly, COAI implied that the tech giant is itself one of the Large Traffic Generators (LTG) opposing the COAI’s proposed fair share charge (FSC).

Google and Indian application (app) developers have been at odds ever since the search giant banned apps from 10 developers on its Play Store. However, many of these apps were reinstated within a day.