Reuters is reporting that Walmart communicated privately with the U.S. government in January of this year about India’s new rules for eCommerce, and how they would impact the company.
The newswire found the info through a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request, and it found that Walmart called India’s policies regressive. Walmart also said the moves could hurt trade ties.
Source: https://www.pymnts.com/news/international/2019/walmart-lobbied-us-india-ecommerce-rules/