Nupur Acharya And Shruti Srivastava Bloomberg

The government's new rules for foreign e-commerce platforms may be designed to protect local companies from Amazon and Walmart, but consumers are likely to suffer the collateral damage. Online marketplaces must treat all vendors equally by providing the same terms.

The government's new rules for foreign e-commerce platforms may be designed to protect local companies from Amazon and Walmart, but consumers are likely to suffer the collateral damage. Online marketplaces must treat all vendors equally by providing the same terms.