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India is working well for us: Amazon CEO

The first thing that hits you about Jeff Preston Bezos is his booming laughter. After investing USD2 billion in Amazon’s India operations, the founder and CEO of the world’s largest online retail giant has lots to laugh about. Within 16 months since launch, Amazon India has become the fastest growing market for Bezos global operations with 18 million products across 32 departments. What had started with 100 sellers has grown to more than 11,500 sellers. BusinessLine met Bezos on the company’s outlook and the challenges ahead.