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The episode discusses how India's e-commerce policy is hindering growth and explores potential regulatory changes to support MSMEs and foreign investment.

Why is India’s e-commerce policy holding back growth when its online retail market has already crossed $60 billion? Could clearer regulation, greater foreign investment and better support for MSMEs unlock the next phase of India’s digital economy?In this episode of Eye On Retail By The Core Report, an initiative supported by Flipkart, financial journalist Govindraj Ethiraj speaks with Jay Gulish of the US-India Business Council and Ashish Fafadia of Blume Ventures about the policy choices shaping India’s e-commerce market.India’s e-commerce growth has been powered by foreign capital, technology, logistics and rapid consumer adoption. But private consumption is slowing, policy uncertainty continues and Indian small businesses still struggle to reach customers outside the country.The conversation examines whether India should reconsider restrictions on inventory-led e-commerce, why policy consistency matters to global investors and how a gradual liberalisation of the market could support consumption, competition and exports.The guests also explain why this debate is not only about large online marketplaces. India’s MSMEs contribute significantly to GDP, exports and employment, but…

People in this episode

Host: Govindraj Ethiraj

Guests: Jay Gulish, Ashish Fafadia

Topics covered

• India e-commerce policy
• foreign investment
• MSMEs
• digital economy
• policy consistency
• inventory-led e-commerce

Keywords

• India
• e-commerce
• policy
• growth
• MSMEs
• foreign investment
• digital economy
• logistics
• consumption

Sponsors

Flipkart

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: US-India Business Council, Blume Ventures

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