SoftBank investments won't change dynamics: Uber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi

Khosrowshahi said the company had invested "a lot in India" and would continue to do so

Uber Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Dara Khosrowshahi on Thursday called India a “core market”, putting to rest all speculation that had gained currency ever since SoftBank, the largest and the newest shareholder at Uber, had said it should concentrate on markets such as the US and Europe for profitability. 

“If we can succeed in India with our product in terms of price and quality, it will be a laboratory for the next six billion consumers who will have access to our products,” Khosrowshahi, who is in India for the first time, said.

On a two-day, whistle-stop visit, he is getting used to