I think the Indian government is backtracking now. They've realized what an impossible task banning the currency would be, and how it would actually make them look weak in the long run because they wouldn't be able to enforce it, so they're starting to weigh other options.

Think about it. How can a government effectively ban crypto? Even China, with its cyber police and great firewall couldn't stop it completely. There's always a way around it, and if anything, a complete ban will only make the citizens more curious about it. Then they'd start finding easy ways to invest in it, and their children in the west will start sending remittances with it.