Google has been fined $162mln for anti-competitive practices by the Competition Commission of India (CCI).
The search engine giant was said to be leveraging its dominant position managing the Android operating system to protect its own apps, including Chrome and YouTube.
Google, which is owned by Alphabet, has been ordered by the CCI to end restrictions on uninstalling its apps and to allow users to pick preferred search engines.
Currently, the Mobile Application Distribution Agreement means that Google apps are pre-installed onto Android phones.
CCI said: “MADA assured that the most prominent search entry points i.e., search app, widget and Chrome browser are pre-installed on Android devices, which accorded significant competitive edge to Google's search services over its competitors.
"Markets should be allowed to compete on merits and the onus is on the dominant players (in the present case, Google) that its conduct does not impinge this competition on merits."