Many VPN services have taken a stand against India's new data law - expected to come into force on September 25 and now officially withdrawn - that required providers to store sensitive users' data for up to five years. Amid the decision to scrap the new legislation, we can expect new VPN providers to resume their Indian servers.
Below, the status of India-based servers at the time of writing.
ExpressVPN, Surfshark, Proton VPN and CyberGhost all decided to shut down their servers in the country and are now offering secure virtual locations. This means that people are still able to locally browse safely with a secure Indian IP. Also NordVPN removed its Indian servers to protect its customers' privacy, but it doesn't have any intentions to set up fake locations just yet.