Behind CCI’s Allegations Against Amazon, Flipkart

Nearly four and a half years ago The Delhi Vyapar Mahasangh, a traders association alleged that e-commerce giants were playing favourites. The Competition Commission of India (CCI) soon took cognizance and passed an order asking the director general to investigate both Amazon and Flipkart for anti-competitive practices. Turn to today, an exhaustive report on alleged anti-trust activities of Amazon and Flipkart has been submitted, though not made public. The findings include charges of preferential treatment to a select few, deep discounting undercutting competition and giving certain listings priority. In today’s episode, host Dia Rekhi turns to Viswanath Pingali, faculty at IIM Ahmedabad, to understand whether digital platforms are indeed hurting small businesses and legal eagle Gautam Shahi, partner at Dua Associates, to explore the ramifications of what could potentially be a landmark judgement.    ET Podcasts now has a new show. 7@7 is your quick, sharp sub-5-minute daily roundup of financial news from India and the world. Tune in to Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Amazon Prime Music, Jio Saavn, Youtube or wherever you get your podcasts from!   Check out Dia’s other interesting episodes like: Can Hosur be a Jamshedpur Plus?, What Makes India The Emerging GCC Capital?, Taxing Times for Infosys, Quantum Computing: Understanding Qubits And The Future, Understanding India's New Criminal Laws, and more! You can follow Dia Rekhi on social media: Linkedin & Twitter Catch the latest episode of ‘The Morning Brief’ on ET Play, The Economic Times Online, Spotify, Apple Podcasts, JioSaavn, Amazon Music and Youtube.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.