Indian ministers push domestic alternative to Google

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Indian ministers push domestic alternative to Google

TEHRAN, Oct. 4 (MNA) – Three cabinet colleagues of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi are promoting the use of apps by domestic rivals to Google Maps, WhatsApp, and Microsoft, amid trade tension with the United States.

After the United States imposed a 50 per cent tariff on Indian imports in August, Modi has pushed for use of "swadeshi" products, or those made in India, CNA reported.

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.

Information technology minister Ashwini Vaishnaw gave a media presentation on highway projects this week he said was put together employing Zoho, a domestic rival to Microsoft's PowerPoint, and without use of Google Maps.

Last week, Vaishnaw made a video clip testing Zoho software and asked people to adopt indigenous products in a post on X that drew 6.2 million views.