Stage set for India's clash with richer nations on e-commerce rules at WTO

Know why the rules under discussion by rich nations may be extremely important for India

The upcoming December ministerial conference of the World Trade Organization (WTO) in Argentina is set to see a clash between richer nations ( the United States and the EU) and India over the push for a proposed set of global rules on e-commerce.

The adoption of the rules is expected to form the basis of a globally binding set of guidelines for e-commerce in the areas of investment, retail, taxation and distribution.

"The idea behind the guidelines is to be the basis of any later international agreement on e-commerce, which will undoubtedly favour richer nations owing to the nature of their developed