India’s Minister of State for Electronics and IT Rajeev Chandrasekhar has announced a desire to mix things up.
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The US government has already dealt with similar concerns.
Recently itbanned Chinese tech companies Huawei and ZTEfrom providing networking equipment.
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Apple is alreadyexpanding its manufacturing in India, and the expertise learned there would help Indias plans.
Not So Easy
Right now, the Indian government’s wishes are just that.
It’s hard to get much more hand-wavy than that.
First, it will have to convince users not to use iPhones and Android phones.
It’s the classic chicken and egg problem.
Even Microsoft couldn’t manage to break into mobile with its Windows Phone.
Although perhaps not calling it ‘Windows’ would have helped.
And remember, India’s current mobile ecosystem already runs on the same apps and services we all use.
Switching off payment and messaging platforms could be economically disastrous, for example.
But that doesn’t mean they shouldn’t give it a shot.
Maybe India’s phones and OS are so good that people outside the country decide to switch to them.
