India drops the 2% equalization levy on digital services offered by foreign companies starting August 1; the levy had become a point of contention with the US (Laura Dobberstein/The Register)

Laura Dobberstein / The Register:
India drops the 2% equalization levy on digital services offered by foreign companies starting August 1; the levy had become a point of contention with the US  —  who retained her position despite her Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) losing its outright majority and forming a coalition …