With tax authorities cracking the whip on top Chinese handset players for alleged tax evasion, India is well-placed to prop up the desi boys to mute the dragon's play in smartphones. But will the government make the right move?
Indian players got decimated and the smartphone market became synonymous with Chinese brands
Illustration: Chaitanya Dinesh Surpur
Let’s start with a fact. The Chinese checkers board game traces its roots to Germany. Reportedly, the name ‘Chinese Checkers’ originated in the US as a marketing scheme by Bill and Jack Pressman in 1928. Now let’s talk about a fantasy, which is inextricably intertwined with this fact. Almost everybody perceives Chinese checkers to be a Chinese game.