India’s top internet<\/a> entrepreneurs are up in arms against what they term as a lack of “credence” in nodal industry grouping, the Internet and Mobile Association of India (IAMAI<\/a>). These founders are demanding a change in the leadership of the apex body, which they contend has become a “mouthpiece of Big Tech<\/a>,” while failing to represent the interests of home-grown digital companies. 印度顶尖互联网企业家是竭力反对他们任期缺乏“信任”节点行业分组,印度互联网和移动协会(IAMAI)。这些创始人的领导要求改变顶点的身体,他们认为已经成为“喉舌大型科技股”,而未能代表国产数码公司的利益。
This signals a deepening of the chasm between the interests of global internet majors such as Google<\/a> and Facebook<\/a>, which count India as one of their biggest markets, and that of the local internet startups over issues ranging from pricing policies to digital regulations.
Bharat Matrimony’s Murugavel Janakiraman, MapMyIndia<\/a>’s Rohan Verma and Shaadi.com’s Anupam Mittal are among the internet entrepreneurs who are demanding a “change,” or for the grouping to be paid “no credence.”
“IAMAI views & submissions to govt & media on digital policies, regulations, laws etc are completely wrong and antithetical to what Indians – consumers, industry, government – need,” said MapmyIndia chief executive Rohan Verma in a tweet on Monday.
He pointed out that IAMAI’s executive council is currently chaired by Sanjay Gupta, country head and vice president of Google, while Shivnath Thukral, public policy director for India at WhatsApp Inc is the vice-chairman.
Mittal, who is also founder of People Group, weighed in on the issue.
Deepening Tussle
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Shaadi.com’s Mittal, widely recognised as a judge on the popular startup funding competition Shark Tank, tweeted, “It (IAMAI) appears to have become a mouthpiece of Big Tech.”
Verma in his post demanded that either IAMAI change to “truly reflect the voice and aspirations of India” or be given “no credence.”
On Friday, ET reported that Indian startups were opposing IAMAI’s draft views on the digital competition law on grounds that the industry body was batting for Big Tech platforms.
Times Internet — part of the Times Group, which publishes ET — is a member of IAMAI.
The Google Policy
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The latest salvo comes as the rift between Indian internet companies and IAMAI is deepening over its stance on several issues. One of them is Google’s billing policy for app developers.
Following two adverse orders from the Competition Commission of India (CCI) in October last year, Google changed its Android mobile operating system. One of the changes was to replace the mandatory Google Play Billing (GPB) system — wherein users could only make in-app purchases using the search giant’s payment gateway — with a user choice billing (UCB) system.
Indian startups argued that under UCB, Google was still charging a commission on non-Google payment methods, while also asking developers to share transaction data of payments made through other channels.
Currently, CCI is hearing whether UCB is anti-competitive or not.
Meanwhile, the Madras High Court is also hearing a complaint by matchmaking platform operator Matrimony over the UCB system. Its chief executive, Janakiraman, told ET IAMAI has remained silent on key issues that Indian internet companies have taken up, such as GPB.
“IAMAI is one of the oldest industry bodies, with Indian entrepreneurs being instrumental in its creation. But unfortunately, over a period of time, Big Tech platforms have become more influential voices within the organisation. Google and Meta are currently chair and co-chair,” Janakiraman said. “For the Google in-app purchase billing issue, IAMAI did not take any steps. In the Digital India Act, Indian internet companies want a separate law to rein in Big Tech companies.”
Last month, IAMAI circulated a draft note among its members flagging certain recommendations by the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Finance for a separate digital competition law.
IAMAI president Subho Ray did not respond to a request seeking comment for this story.
Upcoming Elections
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IAMAI’s executive council is elected for a tenure of two years, and people in the know said the election process for the 2023-25 executive council will begin this month. The association members include multinational giants Google, Meta and Microsoft, as well as Indian companies such as Paytm<\/a>, Udaan, Boat, PhonePe, Unacademy and Byju’s.
The industry body counts almost 500 companies operating in the Indian tech and internet space as its members. It makes representations to the government and regulators over issues pertaining to the digital ecosystem. Additionally, the organisation also runs two self-regulatory bodies – one for online video streaming companies under rules notified by the ministry of information & broadcasting, and one for edtech platforms.
“Sad to see various Indian trade bodies lured by & acting on behalf of the interest of foreign companies. They are certainly welcomed in India and appreciated — but know that it is your privilege to have access to the Indian market, and that you definitely don't have a right to plunder India,” said MapmyIndia’s Verma.
Previous Run-ins
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This is not the first time that Indian companies have accused IAMAI of favouring the interests of Big Tech companies.
In 2017, a group of tech startups led by Sachin Bansal’s Flipkart and Bhavish Aggarwal’s Ola formed a new organisation, IndiaTech.org, to lobby for Indian startups.
In February this year, ET reported that online gaming companies, who are members of IAMAI, had written to the IT ministry opposing views submitted by IAMAI on new rules for the sector. The industry body had flagged certain provisions of online gaming rules, which sources had said would impact other IAMAI members — Meta, Amazon, Google and other Big Tech firms.
“They are the only body representing startups. The other organisation right now is ADIF, which is only just getting active. It is important to recognise IAMAI for what it is,” said a Bengaluru-based venture capital investor that backs Indian startups.
ADIF, or Alliance of Digital India Foundation, was formed with members such as Paytm, MapmyIndia, TrulyMadly, Matrimony and others to lobby for Indian startups. The body recently filed a case against Google and CCI in the Delhi High Court, seeking intervention in Google’s new in-app purchase billing system.
One of the key contentions of Indian internet companies is that IAMAI has been led by representatives of Big Tech companies. “I hope everyone realises that the chair & vice-chair of IAMAI are from foreign Big Tech. Sad to see an organisation originally founded by and for Indian companies, taken over & now promoting a false narrative,” MapmyIndia’s Verma said.
Google’s Sanjay Gupta was elected as chair of IAMAI’s executive council, the key decision-making body of the organisation, succeeding Amazon India senior vice-president and country head Amit Agarwal in 2021.
Meanwhile, WhatsApp’s Thukral became vice-chair after the originally elected Meta India managing director Ajit Mohan left the company. Mohan had succeeded Dhruv Shringi, cofounder and chief executive of Yatra.com. Agarwal and Shringi were elected in 2019, replacing then Google vice-president for southeast Asia and India Rajan Anandan and MakeMyTrip founder and chairman Deep Kalra, respectively.
Previously, during 2015-17, Kunal Shah – cofounder of FreeCharge and later Cred – and music app Saavn’s cofounder Vinodh Bhat were chair and vice-chair of the IAMAI executive council, respectively.
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这个信号之间的鸿沟加深等全球互联网巨头的利益谷歌和脸谱网,把印度作为一个最大的市场,和当地的互联网初创公司从定价政策问题上数字规定。
“IAMAI视图和提交到政府和媒体在数字政策、法规、法律等是完全错误的,对立的印度人——消费者、行业,政府需要,”首席执行官MapmyIndia表示Rohan Verma周一在一条微博。
他指出,IAMAI Sanjay Gupta的执行委员会目前正在主持国家头和谷歌的副总裁,而Shivnath。祖卡罗尔,印度公共政策主任WhatsApp公司副董事长。
米塔尔,他也是人集团的创始人,体重的问题。
深化争斗
Shaadi.com的米塔尔,被公认为一位法官在热门创业融资竞争鲨鱼,推,“这(IAMAI)似乎已经成为大型科技股的喉舌”。
时在他的职位要求要么IAMAI改变“真正反映印度的声音和抱负”或被“不相信。”
等周五报道称,印度公司反对IAMAI草案意见数字竞争法为由,行业组织打击大科技平台。
*互联网时代集团的一部分,属于IAMAI出版等。
谷歌的政策
最新举措之际,印度互联网公司和IAMAI之间的裂痕加深对几个问题的立场。其中一个是谷歌的计费政策对于应用程序开发人员。
后两个印度的不良竞争委员会的命令(CCI)在去年10月,谷歌改变了Android手机操作系统。变化之一是取代强制性谷歌玩计费系统(加仑桶),只在用户可以让应用程序内购买使用搜索巨头的支付网关,用户选择计费(UCB)系统。
印度公司辩称,根据联合,谷歌仍收取佣金其他公司的支付方式,同时要求开发商支付的股票交易数据通过其他渠道。
目前,CCI听力是否联合银行是反竞争。
与此同时,马德拉斯高等法院也听到投诉相亲平台运营商婚姻的联合系统。其首席执行官Janakiraman告诉ET IAMAI在关键问题上保持沉默,印度的互联网公司,比如加仑桶。
“IAMAI是最古老的行业之一的身体,与印度企业家在其创建工具。但不幸的是,在一段时间内,大型科技平台已成为更有影响力的声音在组织内。谷歌和元正在椅子上,主席,”Janakiraman说。“谷歌的内购计费问题,IAMAI没有采取任何措施。在数字印度,印度的互联网公司想要一个单独的法律控制大型科技公司。”
上个月,IAMAI流传草案报告其成员国萎靡不振的某些建议议会常务委员会对金融一个单独的数字竞争法。
IAMAI总统Subho雷没有回应记者的置评请求这个故事。
即将到来的选举
IAMAI执行委员会每届任期两年,知道的人说2023 - 25的选举过程执行委员会将于本月开始。协会成员包括跨国巨头谷歌,元和微软,以及印度等公司Paytm,船Udaan PhonePe, Unacademy Byju。
行业机构数量近500家公司在印度经营技术和网络空间作为其成员。它使得政府和监管机构表示数字生态系统有关的问题。此外,该组织还运行两个自我监管机构——一个规则下的在线视频公司和广播通知的信息,和一个用于edtech平台。
“看到各种印度贸易的身体吸引了&代表外国企业的利益。他们肯定是在印度表示欢迎和赞赏,但知道它是你的特权进入印度市场,这绝对不是你有权掠夺印度,“说MapmyIndia的胆量。
以前的口角
这已经不是第一次,印度公司指责IAMAI有利于大型科技公司的利益。
2017年,一群技术初创企业由萨钦邦萨尔Flipkart公司和Bhavish Aggarwal Ola成立一个新的组织,IndiaTech.org,印度公司的游说。
今年2月,等报道,在线游戏公司,IAMAI成员,曾写信给IT部门提交的反对意见IAMAI新规则。行业组织已经标记某些网络游戏规则的规定,这来源说了会影响其他IAMAI成员——元,亚马逊、谷歌和其他大型科技企业。
“他们是唯一代表创业的身体。其他组织现在ADIF,只是刚刚活跃。承认IAMAI来说是很重要的,它是什么,”一个Bengaluru-based说印度创业风险资本投资者的支持。
ADIF或数字印度联盟基金会成立,成员如Paytm MapmyIndia, TrulyMadly、婚姻等印度公司的游说。身体最近对谷歌提起诉讼,CCI德里高等法院,寻求介入谷歌的新内购计费系统。
印度的互联网公司的一个关键论点是IAMAI为首的大型科技公司的代表。“我希望每个人都意识到,主席和副主席IAMAI来自国外大型科技股。看到一个组织最初由印度公司,现在接管和促进一个虚假的故事,“MapmyIndia Verma说。
谷歌的Sanjay Gupta IAMAI执行委员会主席当选为亚马逊成功的关键决策机构组织,印度高级副总裁,2021年国家Amit Agarwal负责人。
同时,WhatsApp。祖卡罗尔在最初当选后成为副元印度总经理Ajit Mohan离开了公司。Mohan成功Dhruv Shringi, Yatra.com的创始人和首席执行官。阿加瓦尔和Shringi当选2019年,取代Google副总裁东南亚和印度Rajan阿南丹,MakeMyTrip创始人兼董事长卡尔拉,分别。
之前,2015 - 17日的Kunal Shah -创始人FreeCharge后来信誉——和音乐应用Saavn创始人Vinodh Bhat IAMAI行政委员会副主席,分别。
India’s top internet<\/a> entrepreneurs are up in arms against what they term as a lack of “credence” in nodal industry grouping, the Internet and Mobile Association of India (IAMAI<\/a>). These founders are demanding a change in the leadership of the apex body, which they contend has become a “mouthpiece of Big Tech<\/a>,” while failing to represent the interests of home-grown digital companies.
This signals a deepening of the chasm between the interests of global internet majors such as Google<\/a> and Facebook<\/a>, which count India as one of their biggest markets, and that of the local internet startups over issues ranging from pricing policies to digital regulations.
Bharat Matrimony’s Murugavel Janakiraman, MapMyIndia<\/a>’s Rohan Verma and Shaadi.com’s Anupam Mittal are among the internet entrepreneurs who are demanding a “change,” or for the grouping to be paid “no credence.”
“IAMAI views & submissions to govt & media on digital policies, regulations, laws etc are completely wrong and antithetical to what Indians – consumers, industry, government – need,” said MapmyIndia chief executive Rohan Verma in a tweet on Monday.
He pointed out that IAMAI’s executive council is currently chaired by Sanjay Gupta, country head and vice president of Google, while Shivnath Thukral, public policy director for India at WhatsApp Inc is the vice-chairman.
Mittal, who is also founder of People Group, weighed in on the issue.
Deepening Tussle
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Shaadi.com’s Mittal, widely recognised as a judge on the popular startup funding competition Shark Tank, tweeted, “It (IAMAI) appears to have become a mouthpiece of Big Tech.”
Verma in his post demanded that either IAMAI change to “truly reflect the voice and aspirations of India” or be given “no credence.”
On Friday, ET reported that Indian startups were opposing IAMAI’s draft views on the digital competition law on grounds that the industry body was batting for Big Tech platforms.
Times Internet — part of the Times Group, which publishes ET — is a member of IAMAI.
The Google Policy
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The latest salvo comes as the rift between Indian internet companies and IAMAI is deepening over its stance on several issues. One of them is Google’s billing policy for app developers.
Following two adverse orders from the Competition Commission of India (CCI) in October last year, Google changed its Android mobile operating system. One of the changes was to replace the mandatory Google Play Billing (GPB) system — wherein users could only make in-app purchases using the search giant’s payment gateway — with a user choice billing (UCB) system.
Indian startups argued that under UCB, Google was still charging a commission on non-Google payment methods, while also asking developers to share transaction data of payments made through other channels.
Currently, CCI is hearing whether UCB is anti-competitive or not.
Meanwhile, the Madras High Court is also hearing a complaint by matchmaking platform operator Matrimony over the UCB system. Its chief executive, Janakiraman, told ET IAMAI has remained silent on key issues that Indian internet companies have taken up, such as GPB.
“IAMAI is one of the oldest industry bodies, with Indian entrepreneurs being instrumental in its creation. But unfortunately, over a period of time, Big Tech platforms have become more influential voices within the organisation. Google and Meta are currently chair and co-chair,” Janakiraman said. “For the Google in-app purchase billing issue, IAMAI did not take any steps. In the Digital India Act, Indian internet companies want a separate law to rein in Big Tech companies.”
Last month, IAMAI circulated a draft note among its members flagging certain recommendations by the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Finance for a separate digital competition law.
IAMAI president Subho Ray did not respond to a request seeking comment for this story.
Upcoming Elections
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IAMAI’s executive council is elected for a tenure of two years, and people in the know said the election process for the 2023-25 executive council will begin this month. The association members include multinational giants Google, Meta and Microsoft, as well as Indian companies such as Paytm<\/a>, Udaan, Boat, PhonePe, Unacademy and Byju’s.
The industry body counts almost 500 companies operating in the Indian tech and internet space as its members. It makes representations to the government and regulators over issues pertaining to the digital ecosystem. Additionally, the organisation also runs two self-regulatory bodies – one for online video streaming companies under rules notified by the ministry of information & broadcasting, and one for edtech platforms.
“Sad to see various Indian trade bodies lured by & acting on behalf of the interest of foreign companies. They are certainly welcomed in India and appreciated — but know that it is your privilege to have access to the Indian market, and that you definitely don't have a right to plunder India,” said MapmyIndia’s Verma.
Previous Run-ins
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This is not the first time that Indian companies have accused IAMAI of favouring the interests of Big Tech companies.
In 2017, a group of tech startups led by Sachin Bansal’s Flipkart and Bhavish Aggarwal’s Ola formed a new organisation, IndiaTech.org, to lobby for Indian startups.
In February this year, ET reported that online gaming companies, who are members of IAMAI, had written to the IT ministry opposing views submitted by IAMAI on new rules for the sector. The industry body had flagged certain provisions of online gaming rules, which sources had said would impact other IAMAI members — Meta, Amazon, Google and other Big Tech firms.
“They are the only body representing startups. The other organisation right now is ADIF, which is only just getting active. It is important to recognise IAMAI for what it is,” said a Bengaluru-based venture capital investor that backs Indian startups.
ADIF, or Alliance of Digital India Foundation, was formed with members such as Paytm, MapmyIndia, TrulyMadly, Matrimony and others to lobby for Indian startups. The body recently filed a case against Google and CCI in the Delhi High Court, seeking intervention in Google’s new in-app purchase billing system.
One of the key contentions of Indian internet companies is that IAMAI has been led by representatives of Big Tech companies. “I hope everyone realises that the chair & vice-chair of IAMAI are from foreign Big Tech. Sad to see an organisation originally founded by and for Indian companies, taken over & now promoting a false narrative,” MapmyIndia’s Verma said.
Google’s Sanjay Gupta was elected as chair of IAMAI’s executive council, the key decision-making body of the organisation, succeeding Amazon India senior vice-president and country head Amit Agarwal in 2021.
Meanwhile, WhatsApp’s Thukral became vice-chair after the originally elected Meta India managing director Ajit Mohan left the company. Mohan had succeeded Dhruv Shringi, cofounder and chief executive of Yatra.com. Agarwal and Shringi were elected in 2019, replacing then Google vice-president for southeast Asia and India Rajan Anandan and MakeMyTrip founder and chairman Deep Kalra, respectively.
Previously, during 2015-17, Kunal Shah – cofounder of FreeCharge and later Cred – and music app Saavn’s cofounder Vinodh Bhat were chair and vice-chair of the IAMAI executive council, respectively.
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