View: Grey areas in the ‘new’ FDI policy changes in ecommerce need clarification

Ecommerce companies in India are having a troubled time, as the foreign direct investment (FDI) policy changes announced in December 2018 took effect from February 1. Though GoI considers these changes as a mere reiteration of earlier policy, the market reaction and analysis of these changes reveal that the new obligations on marketplace companies go much beyond reiteration. They have created new obligations for a marketplace ecommerce