India set to relax retail rules

Comment: Indian retail reforms descends into morass

Faced with a third week of political protests that have stopped the Indian parliamentary process in its tracks, Finance Minister…

INDIA: New Delhi confirms suspension of retail reform

India's ruling Congress Party has today (7 December) confirmed that plans to allow more foreign investment in the country's retail…

UPDATE: INDIA: Business remains hopeful over FDI in retail

India's main business organisation is hopeful the country's government will press ahead with plans to open the retail sector further…

INDIA: Retail reform “put on hold”

India's government has reportedly put its controversial reform of the country's retail sector on hold. Uncertainty surrounds the plans to…

INDIA: Indian retailers divided over FDI reform

Leading domestic players in India's retail industry have highlighted the disagreement within the sector over the country's plans to allow…

INDIA: PM Singh defends FDI reform

The Indian Prime Minister has defended the easing of rules on foreign ownership in the country's retail market, as politicians…

Quote, unquote: India retail reform special

India's cabinet has relaxed rules on foreign direct investment in the country's retail sector. The move was lauded by global…

INDIA: Carrefour opens second cash-&-carry store in India

Carrefour has opened a second cash-&-carry store in India.  The French retailer opened the store in Jaipur, capital of Rajasthan…

Best bits: Caution over India’s retail ruling

Multinational retailers beware. For all the headlines last week, the passage into India's fledgling and potentially lucrative retail sector is…

INDIA: New FDI laws split Indian parliament

An executive decision by India's cabinet to ease laws on foreign direct investment (FDI) in the country's retail market was…