Indian food delivery unicorns clubbed by own government

Swiggy and Zomato let go of hundreds of workers in face of lockdown damage

India police officers with a long stick (Reuters ).JPG

Indian police in the state of Gujarat, April 16. Officers have been witnessed beating people in the name of lockdown enforcement using their lathis, a symbol of colonial force before independence. © Reuters

KEN KOYANAGI, Nikkei Asian Review Editor-at-large

May 27, 2020 16:49 JST

TOKYO -- India's stringent coronavirus lockdown has rebounded badly on the country's food delivery sector, forcing two of the biggest players to cut jobs as rivals around the world enjoy bumper growth.