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You are either not Indian or you are ignoring everything to suit your narrative. The current government has put on a lot of regulation to "protect home grown e

You are either not Indian or you are ignoring everything to suit your narrative. The current government has put on a lot of regulation to "protect home grown e-tailers" when Ambani was planning to launch an Amazon competitor. Flipkart before they sold to Walmart had begged for years to give protection, but none was given, but when JioMart was to be launched, suddenly regulation was changed to benefit local e tailers, major benefactor was JioMart. > Imagine Tesla being able to open a battery factory in India, and just sell batteries, without worrying about cars and all. Hahahahahahahaha Due to stuoid red tape, Tesla took Gigafactory plans to China. 70% thungs were need to be locally sourced for starting Tesla factory in India and obviously we don't have the ecosystem. > By the logic you are stating, any business or market friendly move by any government will have to be targeted at specific individuals or families. Were you living under a rock when Telecom rules were being constantly flouted by Jio? All rules were specifically created to help Jio. The AGR case crippled telecos except Jio. Jio also has AGR but SC put the decision onto the govt for collecting or not. But others are forced to pay regardless if they go under. > The car company decides the interface. If a rival chooses to create an open interface, and reap the benefits, market forces will ensure that all manufacturers do the same. Hahahaha just like "anyone can start a startup in India. They can take Amazon AWS servers and domain from Godaddy and there won't be an issue. Just like "anyone can apply for a business license and start a manufacturing plant" You blisfully and maliciously ignore that the entire govt machinery has been working overtime to favour Ambani Adani. > Moreover, the number of car manufacturers are limited, but the number of battery companies can expand a lot Yeah and there can be many businesses which you can set up. Sure, all you ought to do is as for a license. Sure, govt won't twist rules to favour JioBattery and JioElectricCar

kumarvvr 6y ago
>protect home grown e-tailers Protection for them has been around when the previous government was there too. FDI norms were eased only in the fag end of 2012. Additionally, I agree with protecting home grown e-tailers. Now, perhaps the rules favor Ambani, but breaking up large conglomerates is a different problem. From the perspective of enacting sound laws and regulation, restricting outside e-tailers and promoting home grown ones is always good, atleast until India is a lot more developed. > Due to stuoid red tape, Tesla took Gigafactory plans to China. And thereby ending up supporting an authoritarian regime that mocks human rights, and is actively participating in genocide. Tesla went to China for cheap labor. Do you think ill-treatment of workers in Chinese factories will be reported by "Independent media" in China? >anyone can start a startup in India. They can take Amazon AWS servers and domain from Godaddy and there won't be an issue I don't get it. Yes, anyone can actually make a startup in India, they can hire AWS servers, get domains from GoDaddy and there wont be an issue. I know because I did the same. >anyone can apply for a business license and start a manufacturing plant Technically true, but it's still difficult. Even in countries like US, you have to grease a few hands to get things done. Sure, it may be the hands of a Senator, but still you have to do it. I would say the exception is Silicon Valley, but examples like those are few and far between. Even SV spends a lot for lobbying. >You blisfully and maliciously ignore that the entire govt machinery has been working overtime to favour Ambani Adani. Far fetched. >Yeah and there can be many businesses which you can set up. Sure, all you ought to do is as for a license. Sure, govt won't twist rules to favour JioBattery and JioElectricCar Can you run a business in your country without a license from the govt? Govt. may twist rules, but the rules currently placed are not twisted. I never said they cannot be twisted in the future.
- implements 6y ago
  > Can you run a business in your country without a license from the govt? As far as I know, businesses don’t require general licences to operate in the United Kingdom. Licences for certain activities that have an environmental impact may be necessary (significant use of water, potential pollution of air / ground / water, dangerous material handling).
  - kumarvvr 6y ago
    That is the same case in India. My brother runs a mon-n-pop store, selling stationery items. Getting a business license took 1 day, one application and renewed every year online. Cost is about 10 USD per year. I know many in my neighborhood that don't even have that. Majority of the retailers have a simple license, usually obtained very quickly from local municipal corporation. I can start a company for consulting, trade, retail, etc, with the help of a legal counsel and a bit of paperwork in about a couple of weeks.
    - thewhitetulip 6y ago
      Dude, couple of weeks?? Please help the guy who wrote this article set his business up https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=24106545 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=24106545 It took him months and he is still waiting for the numerous licenses and approvals and signatures to get around the red tape I love how you casually slip in fake propaganda without sounding like a blatant IT cell account
      - newyankee 6y ago
        It really depends on a couple of factors: Nature of business, location, regional Govt etc. Corruption at lowest level is the most difficult to remove though because the cabal of Babus have it in their interests to make things as difficult as possible. Your tone is not in keeping up with HN etiquette.
        thewhitetulip 6y ago

kumarvvr 6y ago

>protect home grown e-tailers Protection for them has been around when the previous government was there too. FDI norms were eased only in the fag end of 2012. Additionally, I agree with protecting home grown e-tailers. Now, perhaps the rules favor Ambani, but breaking up large conglomerates is a different problem. From the perspective of enacting sound laws and regulation, restricting outside e-tailers and promoting home grown ones is always good, atleast until India is a lot more developed. > Due to stuoid red tape, Tesla took Gigafactory plans to China. And thereby ending up supporting an authoritarian regime that mocks human rights, and is actively participating in genocide. Tesla went to China for cheap labor. Do you think ill-treatment of workers in Chinese factories will be reported by "Independent media" in China? >anyone can start a startup in India. They can take Amazon AWS servers and domain from Godaddy and there won't be an issue I don't get it. Yes, anyone can actually make a startup in India, they can hire AWS servers, get domains from GoDaddy and there wont be an issue. I know because I did the same. >anyone can apply for a business license and start a manufacturing plant Technically true, but it's still difficult. Even in countries like US, you have to grease a few hands to get things done. Sure, it may be the hands of a Senator, but still you have to do it. I would say the exception is Silicon Valley, but examples like those are few and far between. Even SV spends a lot for lobbying. >You blisfully and maliciously ignore that the entire govt machinery has been working overtime to favour Ambani Adani. Far fetched. >Yeah and there can be many businesses which you can set up. Sure, all you ought to do is as for a license. Sure, govt won't twist rules to favour JioBattery and JioElectricCar Can you run a business in your country without a license from the govt? Govt. may twist rules, but the rules currently placed are not twisted. I never said they cannot be twisted in the future.

implements 6y ago
> Can you run a business in your country without a license from the govt? As far as I know, businesses don’t require general licences to operate in the United Kingdom. Licences for certain activities that have an environmental impact may be necessary (significant use of water, potential pollution of air / ground / water, dangerous material handling).
- kumarvvr 6y ago
  That is the same case in India. My brother runs a mon-n-pop store, selling stationery items. Getting a business license took 1 day, one application and renewed every year online. Cost is about 10 USD per year. I know many in my neighborhood that don't even have that. Majority of the retailers have a simple license, usually obtained very quickly from local municipal corporation. I can start a company for consulting, trade, retail, etc, with the help of a legal counsel and a bit of paperwork in about a couple of weeks.
  - thewhitetulip 6y ago
    Dude, couple of weeks?? Please help the guy who wrote this article set his business up https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=24106545 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=24106545 It took him months and he is still waiting for the numerous licenses and approvals and signatures to get around the red tape I love how you casually slip in fake propaganda without sounding like a blatant IT cell account
    - newyankee 6y ago
      It really depends on a couple of factors: Nature of business, location, regional Govt etc. Corruption at lowest level is the most difficult to remove though because the cabal of Babus have it in their interests to make things as difficult as possible. Your tone is not in keeping up with HN etiquette.
      - thewhitetulip 6y ago