<p>Google's head of public policy for India has resigned just five months after taking the job, two sources told <em>Reuters</em>, at a potentially critical time for the US tech giant as it awaits the outcome of at least two antitrust cases in the country.</p>.<p>The reasons for Archana Gulati's resignation were not immediately clear.</p>.<p>Gulati, who previously worked at Prime Minister Narendra Modi's federal think-tank, declined to comment. A spokesperson for Alphabet Inc's Google also declined to comment.</p>.<p>Google is facing a series of antitrust cases in India and stricter tech-sector regulations.</p>.<p><strong>Also Read | <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/business/technology/pixel-7-7-pro-coming-soon-to-india-confirms-google-1147038.html" target="_blank">Pixel 7, 7 Pro coming soon to India, confirms Google</a></strong></p>.<p>India's competition watchdog is looking into Google's business conduct in the smart TVs market, its Android operating system, as well as its in-app payments system.</p>.<p>The watchdog is close to announcing its decision in at least two antitrust cases against Google, people familiar with the process said.</p>.<p>At Google, Gulati led a team of public policy executives who look at various regulatory implications for the company in India, one of its key growth markets.</p>.<p>She was a long-time Indian government employee, having worked until March 2021 as a joint secretary for digital communications at Modi's federal think tank, Niti Aayog, a body that is critical to government's policy making across sectors.</p>.<p>Before that, between 2014 and 2016, she worked as a senior official at the Competition Commission of India, in its Mergers & Acquisitions division, according to her LinkedIn profile.</p>.<p>A number of Indian government officials have been hired by Big Tech companies as they face tighter data and privacy regulation, as well as competition law scrutiny, under Modi's federal government.</p>
<p>Google's head of public policy for India has resigned just five months after taking the job, two sources told <em>Reuters</em>, at a potentially critical time for the US tech giant as it awaits the outcome of at least two antitrust cases in the country.</p>.<p>The reasons for Archana Gulati's resignation were not immediately clear.</p>.<p>Gulati, who previously worked at Prime Minister Narendra Modi's federal think-tank, declined to comment. A spokesperson for Alphabet Inc's Google also declined to comment.</p>.<p>Google is facing a series of antitrust cases in India and stricter tech-sector regulations.</p>.<p><strong>Also Read | <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/business/technology/pixel-7-7-pro-coming-soon-to-india-confirms-google-1147038.html" target="_blank">Pixel 7, 7 Pro coming soon to India, confirms Google</a></strong></p>.<p>India's competition watchdog is looking into Google's business conduct in the smart TVs market, its Android operating system, as well as its in-app payments system.</p>.<p>The watchdog is close to announcing its decision in at least two antitrust cases against Google, people familiar with the process said.</p>.<p>At Google, Gulati led a team of public policy executives who look at various regulatory implications for the company in India, one of its key growth markets.</p>.<p>She was a long-time Indian government employee, having worked until March 2021 as a joint secretary for digital communications at Modi's federal think tank, Niti Aayog, a body that is critical to government's policy making across sectors.</p>.<p>Before that, between 2014 and 2016, she worked as a senior official at the Competition Commission of India, in its Mergers & Acquisitions division, according to her LinkedIn profile.</p>.<p>A number of Indian government officials have been hired by Big Tech companies as they face tighter data and privacy regulation, as well as competition law scrutiny, under Modi's federal government.</p>