The bruising battle for control of a bankrupt Indian retailer isn’t over yet, and two of the world’s richest men are already heading for a second round on the cricket field.
The stake sale, which will give Generali majority control over the JV, comes as the Future Group is locked in a prolonged legal battle with partner Amazon.
In its plea, Amazon alleged wilful disobedience of Singapore arbitrator’s ruling temporarily restraining Future Group from going ahead with sale of its retail operations to Reliance.
The legal spat between two of the world’s richest men – Amazon’s Jeff Bezos & Reliance’s Mukesh Ambani – has also sparked a ‘foreign versus local’ debate.
Biyani’s Future Group is caught in a tussle for India’s consumer retail market, worth nearly $1 trillion, between firms led by two of the world’s richest men.
By seeking to stall Ambani’s purchase of Future, Bezos may be signalling he’d rather remain a rival. Or, he’s buying time to sweeten offer currently on table.
Hearing Amazon’s request for an interim order, an arbitration court in Singapore has put temporary hold on Future Group's $3.4 bn deal to sell assets to Mukesh Ambani’s Reliance.
On 29 May 1951, Jawaharlal Nehru defended adding 'reasonable restrictions' to Article 19, arguing that free speech must be balanced with national security and unity.
On bilateral ties, Admiral Paparo said India-US ties have an exponential effect on deterrence, because it demonstrates a unity of purpose among us to maintain the peace.
This is the game every nation is now learning to play. Some are finding new allies or seeing value among nations where they’d seen marginal interest. The starkest example is India & Europe.
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