Taking a strong view of Google pulling off some apps from its Play Store, the government on March 2 said delisting of Indian apps cannot be permitted and that the tech company and the startups concerned have been called for a meeting next week.
In an interview to PTI, IT and Telecom Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said the startup ecosystem is key to the Indian economy and their fate cannot be left to any big tech to decide.
The Minister's comments assume significance as Google on Friday began removing some apps, including popular matrimony apps, from its Play Store in India over a dispute on service fee payments, even as apps and well-known startup founders cried foul.
