Sundar Pichai coming to India; govt to discuss 'Made in India' Pixel phones

If the talks fructify, Google would be the third major global mobile device player using India as an export-oriented manufacturing hub

Google assembling its Pixel smartphones in India would be one of the key issues of discussion between Sundar Pichai, CEO of the tech giant and also its parent Alphabet, and top government officials when he visits the country next week.

Asked about Pichai’s visit, Communications Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw told Business Standard: “Yes, we will be meeting him to discuss a wide range of issues. We will discuss the manufacturing of Google phones in India, developing an app developer ecosystem, cybersecurity, the use of Indian languages, etc.”

An e-mail sent to Google India on the agenda of these meetings did not receive any