Google as much an Indian company as American: IT Minister
IT Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad has said technology major Google is "as much an Indian company as American". The manner in which the country's people have accepted Google, it has as much an obligation for India as it does for US and the world, he said. Further, Google India needs to tailor its operations to the country's psyche, he added.
New Delhi, Jan 4 (PTI) Terming Google "as much an Indian company as American", IT Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad today said it needs to play a larger role in the domestic market by tailoring its products and working more on cyber security. "Google is as much an Indian as American. The sheer extension which I would say... the manner in which people of India have accepted you... therefore, Google has as much obligation for India as you have for the US and the world," Prasad said at a Google event here. He stressed that Google India needs to tailor its operation more to the countrys psyche. "Google India needs to tailor its operation more to Indias psyche, local languages, local aspirations, local products... Indias digital economy is going to be USD 1 trillion plus in the coming 3-4 years," he said. Stressing that Google should be more involved, the minister highlighted areas including cyber security where the technology giant could play a bigger role. 