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After 5 years, Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos' India visit on a different track

Unlike in 2014, the Amazon founder and CEO seems to be skipping Bengaluru in his second visit post India launch, according to people in the know

Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos
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The Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) is yet to confirm the meeting between Modi and Bezos.

Nivedita Mookerji New Delhi
Jeff Bezos, counted among the richest in the world, had made news in September 2014 when, dressed in an Indian attire, he had flashed a magnified $2-billion cheque on top of a truck in Bengaluru, the headquarters of Amazon India. This was during his last visit to the country when he announced a $2-billion investment for the market, soon after rival Flipkart had said it was going for a $1-billion fund-raising. 

Those were early days (having launched the Indian marketplace in 2013) for the Seattle-based internet major and Bezos had come down to thank the team after what he called