Explained: How Amazon’s battle with Reliance for retail dominance in India hit legal roadblock
India Today
Here's what the dispute, seen as key to deciding who gets an upper hand in one of the world's fastest-growing retail market, is all about.
For more than a year, Amazon.com Inc and India's Future Group have been locked in a complex legal stand-off that has stalled Future's $3.4 billion sale of assets to the U.S. firm's rival Reliance Industries - with no end in sight.
Here's what the dispute, seen as key to deciding who gets an upper hand in one of the world's fastest-growing retail market, is all about.
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Venkataraman joined Flipkart in 2015 and has been part of the company's leadership team through a period of growth and restructuring. During his tenure, he helped strengthen the company's financial operations.