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Google India Counsel Resigns Amid Regulatory Pressure
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Bijoya Roy, Google's top India counsel, resigned last month after 16 months in the role, two sources said on March 26, 2026. The high-profile exit leaves Google without a senior government-relations lead as the company faces Indian antitrust cases, AI-training legal challenges and new content takedown rules; it follows other recent public-policy departures and a $15 billion AI data-center pledge in October.
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