Flipkart, Ola seek govt protection against US rivals that once inspired them

Flipkart, Ola seek govt protection against US rivals that once inspired them

Flipkart. Photo: Hemant Mishra/Mint

That’s the story of Indian icons Flipkart and Ola, start-ups that went on to become leaders in their respective areas, before looking to government for protection from the same American companies that inspired them, and which, in the case of Flipkart founders, even employed them in the past.

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