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To be Global or not to be depends on a vision realized 20 years ago.

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Software giant TCS exemplifies this by scaling to Rs.5 trillion in market capitalization, becoming the biggest gainer in the top-10 companies list. S.Ramadorai, CEO of TCS (1996 to 2009), in his autobiography, speaks about the 3 waves the company had to ride to success – establishing credibility, scale and leadership. Other old stalwart brands like […]

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Facebook-Jio Deal: What India’s Competition Regulator Will Have to Consider- The devil lies in the details.

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When two huge conglomerates come together, the news is usually mixed —  good and bad. The recent partnership between Reliance Jio and Facebook will give huge business benefits for India’s small businesses and  kirana-stores through  Jio-Mart’s hyperlocal offering, giving them access to a digitalised ecosystem. WhatsApp Pay could shake up the payment ecosystem where sending

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FDI policy on e-commerce: Online firms cannot win the game by blaming govt but by finding a way around regulations

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The reluctance of digital/technology companies to invest time and resources to navigate an uncertain regulatory landscape is more to be blamed than the FDI policy itself. Retail sector has been facing resistance of opening up to big players, particularly from multi-brand retail since 2006 The Indian e-commerce sector is expected to touch $200 billion in

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Predatory Pricing: JIO cases

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The Commission notes that after the opening up of telecommunication market to private players, this market has witnessed entry of a number of players competing with each other, resulting in decrease of tariffs and constant improvements in quality and variety of services. The allegations against Reliance Jio Infocomm Limited by Bharti Airtel Limited in Case

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Unfair business practices in FM Radio Licensing

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CCI orders investigation under section 26(1) against Prasar Bharati for alleged abuse of dominance – unfair business practices with regard to Phase III FM Radio Policy. The informant / Next Radio (engaged in Frequency Modulation (FM) Radio broadcasting services) alleged contravention of section 3 and section 4 of Competition Act against Prasar Bharti (Government of

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Indian Startups, GMV, NPS and Sustainable business model

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The internet is making price competition more competitive while geographic markets of retailers are rapidly increasing from local buyers to customers across the country and even across the globe. It has been a neck to neck battle since 2014 when Amazon announced $ 2 billion investment, Flipkart announced a $1 billion investment and Snapdeal was

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Bulletins – On CCI’s 7th Annual Lecture By Arun Jaitley

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Excerpts on Hon’ble Finance Minister Arun Jaitley’s Lecture on ‘Competition, Regulator and Growth’ at the Annual Convention of Competition Commission of India View the lecture on youtube Competition law has evolved over the last 6-7 years. Although the bill got passed in the year 2002 the Competition Act became functional in the year 2009. The

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Why is the Government Interfering in the Pricing of eCommerce?

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If the Indian government is going to get involved in controlling OLA and UBER’s pricing of rides or discounting of Online markets, then what is left for their corporate Managers to decide? How will this help the consumers who were getting great deals online and a safe ride at an affordable price? Why is the

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The World Wide Web Market

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The growing e-commerce platform have impacted the way competition works and the type of competition concerns that may arise. Most brands are making their presence online. Thus, today’s trading platforms and market place involves 3 important situations: 1) products that are available only on the Internet -e.g. some software, games or magazines can be bought

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E-Commerce – A Chaotic World Waiting For Stabilisation

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi literary sum up the Indian thrive for information technology and growing e-commerce sector in his words by saying ‘IT+IT=IT; Indian talent + Information technology = India Tomorrow’. The Digital India campaign has given a push to the budding e-commerce sector of India. However, the e-commerce sector doesn’t have a garden path

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