Covid Vaccine IP: How Big Pharma lobbied against India

Communications between the USTR and the world's most powerful pharmaceutical and trade lobbying groups reveal that many raised concerns about India's push to exempt Covid vaccines from intellectual......

British soldiers get behind the camera

From the dust and dirt of a warzone to the gleaming uniforms of an army parade -- these are the images that show the reality of life for British servicemen and women. The revealing series of......

How successful were surgical strikes?

The strategic success of the surgical strikes has not matched their brilliant tactical achievement, says Shekhar Gupta. Illustration: Uttam Ghosh/Rediff.com Here are two sets of evidence as we......

Before China sends cheap lethal drones over the border

What if cheap, off-the-shelf drones were modified, armed and operationalised? That could be the future of aerial warfare, as Beijing recently demonstrated. What must India do now? Mathew......

Indian, US generic cos launch 'Coalition for Affordable Care'

Indian and US Companies making high quality, low cost generic pharmaceuticals announced the launch of ‘Coalition for Affordable Care’ in Washington on Wednesday. This is to take head on......

IP environment deteriorating in India: US pharma industry

The US pharma industry has expressed concern over deteriorating intellectual property environment in India, alleging that patent rights in the country are unreasonably denied. "PhRMA remains......

Novartis ruling to impact innovation: US biz groups

Business groups in the US have sharply criticised the Supreme Court of India judgment against Swiss drugmaker Novartis in denying patent protection to the company’s anti-cancer drug......

'US industry reviewing SC decision on Novartis'

The US industry said on Wednesday it is reviewing the order of the Supreme Court early this week that denied patent on Glivec, a cancer medication produced by Swiss drug maker Novartis, as......