India to open retail sector

India is possibly closer than ever before to throwing open its multibrand retail sector — supermarkets such as Walmart — to foreign investment, a politically thorny issue that has evaded resolution for years. HT reports

India is possibly closer than ever before to throwing open its multibrand retail sector — supermarkets such as Walmart — to foreign investment, a politically thorny issue that has evaded resolution for years.

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A consensus is “around the corner”, Indian commerce secretary Rahul Khullar told The Wall Street Journal in an interview in New Delhi. “The status quo will definitely change.” But he didn’t elaborate on the size of the FDI to be allowed.