Amazon documents reveal secret strategy to dodge India’s regulators

It was early 2019, and senior Amazon.com Inc executive Jay Carney was preparing for an important meeting. The former press secretary to U.S. President Barack Obama, Mr. Carney was scheduled to talk with India’s ambassador to the United States in Washington, D.C. In Delhi, the Indian government had just announced foreign direct investment regulations that threatened to disrupt Amazon’s business in the world’s second most populous country. Before the meeting, Amazon employees prepared a draft note for Mr. Carney. The note, reviewed by Reuters, advised Mr. Carney what to say — and what not to say.