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SoftBank Group is exploring assembling a group of bidders for TikTok’s India assets and has been actively looking for local partners, according to people familiar with the matter.
Over the past month, the Japanese conglomerate, which owns a stake in Tik-Tok’s Chinese parent Byte-Dance, has held talks with the heads of Reliance Jio Infocomm and Bharti Airtel, the people said, asking not to be identified because the details are private.
SoftBank eyes TikTok in India - Times of India
 
Bengaluru | New Delhi: India will consider fresh responses from TikTok if it seeks to re-engage with the government over its ban in the country, a senior official said, after the popular Chinese short-video platform agreed to sell some stake to Oracle and Walmart in the United States to assuage concerns over data sharing with China

In India, the authorities are want to ensure that data stays within India’s jurisdiction and are willing to reconsider if the short-video app’s management comes up with a plan. The government authorities will also observe how TikTok India’s corporate structure changes, as the government told ET.
India to consider fresh responses from TikTok
 
Yes even I tweeted about it several times! The app is from Kwai Videos which was another chinese app.
 
ByteDance owned short video app TikTok, which has been banned since June end following border hostilities between India and China is working on a comeback strategy for India, people familiar with the matter said. TikTok has been hunting for partner firms for functions such as legal, policy and advocacy and communications in India and has shortlisted a few companies, the people cited above said.


ByteDance owned TikTok working on a comeback strategy for India
 
China's ByteDance is said to be exploring the sale of the India operations of TikTok to rival unicorn Glance, Bloomberg News reported on Saturday.

The discussions, initiated by Japan's SoftBank Group Corp, are private, early and complex, the report said, citing people familiar with the matter.

Glance's parent, mobile advertising technology firm InMobi, also owns short-video app Roposo that has gained in popularity after TikTok was banned by the Indian government in July last year.
SoftBank is a backer of InMobi Pte as well as TikTok's Chinese parent, ByteDance, the report added.
ByteDance explores sale of TikTok's India operations to rival firm Glance: Report - Times of India
 
OMG! Roposo was the first 😵 Indian short video platform. I was very sad with its slow growth.
 
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