REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File PhotoThree cabinet colleagues of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi are promoting use of apps by domestic rivals to Google Maps, WhatsApp and Microsoft, in the strongest backing yet for "Made in India" products amid trade tension with the United States. While many industry executives have made public calls to support Indian products, Modi made a direct appeal last month for Indians to scrap daily use of foreign goods. "The map is from MapmyIndia, not Google Maps," the minister said with a smile, referring to an Indian provider. In 2021, Indian ministers promoted X-like social media platform Koo amid compliance-related disagreements with the American platform. "Only state patronage will not be enough," warned Dilip Cherian, a co-founder of Indian public relations firm Perfect Relations.

Source: bd News24 October 03, 2025 22:05 UTC