The ED is scrutinising whether Amazon and Flipkart controlled vendors in ways that violate regulations, which mandate that these platforms operate purely as intermediaries and not as inventory-based b

The Enforcement Directorate is investigating the possible violation of the Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) code agreement between e-commerce giants Amazon, Flipkart, and the government of India.What's The Issue?

ED's aim is to know if the ecommerce majors were exercising control over vendors, which violates FDI rules as they can only act as platforms.

Under India's FDI rules, e-commerce platforms are prohibited from exercising control over vendors and are required to operate solely as neutral intermediaries

This and more in today’s ETtech Morning Dispatch.Also in the letter:■ AI domain trade■ Ethics code for AI firms■ X monetisation challengesED shifts focus to Amazon and Flipkart ties with sellers 115398206The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has shifted the focus of its ecommerce probe to whether arrangements between Amazon and Flipkart and their vendors violated foreign direct investment (FDI) norms,