India planning tighter FDI rules for e-commerce sector SECTIONS Last Updated: Jan 20, 2021, 12:54 AM IST Share Synopsis FDI Rules for E-Commerce: DPIIT may issue a clarification through a Press Note, expressly prohibiting e-commerce platforms — such as Amazon India and Walmart-Flipkart — from holding stake in a seller, directly or indirectly. ETtech A rework of India's FDI rules for e-commerce forced Amazon and Flipkart to rework their business structures and soured relations between India and the US. New Delhi: India is likely to tighten the foreign direct investment (FDI) rules for e-commerce to check companies set up by the online marketplaces from trading on their own platform.