Bezos’s India visit marked by probe and protests


Namaste:Bezos is in New Delhi for the Smbhav summit, an Amazon India gathering for small and medium businesses, where he announced Amazon will invest a fresh US$1bill to help bring such companies online. — Reuters

BANGALORE: Amazon.com Inc chief executive officer Jeff Bezos got a bitter reception during his India visit this week after the country’s anti-trust regulator initiated a formal investigation hours before his arrival and infuriated small store owners demonstrated in the streets.

Bezos is in New Delhi for the Smbhav summit, an Amazon India gathering for small and medium businesses, where he announced Amazon will invest a fresh US$1bil to help bring such companies online.

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