Gulati, who previously worked at Prime Minister Narendra Modi's federal think-tank, declined to comment.
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At Google, Gulati led a team of public policy executives who look at various regulatory implications for the company in India, one of its key growth markets.
A number of Indian government officials have been hired by Big Tech companies as they face tighter data and privacy regulation, as well as competition law scrutiny, under Modi's federal government.
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