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......

China listening, Jaishankar brings up territorial integrity at BRICS online meet

In a major move, influential five-nation grouping BRICS on Tuesday supported a proposal by India and South Africa to temporarily waive patents on Covid-19 vaccines as it held extensive......

India's relations with the US must not be one-sided

'It is in the interest of both sides that the visit is seen as being successful. Both sides have invested considerable political capital in it.' 'This rapid exchange of visits and the decisions......

What the Supreme Court told us this year

From Rafale relief to heat on realtors, 10 landmark Supreme Court judgments in 2018.M J Antony reports. IMAGE: India's Supreme Court. Rafale relief On the last working day of the year, the Supreme......

India's EU Trade Deal Has A LONG Way To Go

'Even if tariffs are reduced, non-tariff may still remain a challenge.' IMAGE: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar meets European Commissioner for Trade and Economic Security Maroš Šefovi in......

Trump's drug price cut plan may put pressure on India

US President Donald Trump's plan to sign an executive order to cut prescription drug prices by 30-80 per cent could lead to a global price adjustment with pharma firms pushing lower-cost countries......

India warned on moving WTO over drug seizures

The change of mind among Indian experts is based on a recent decision of the UK high court, writes Joe C Mathew. Even as India considers the European Union directive that allows seizure of......

Swiss govt won't take Novartis case to WTO

The government of Switzerland will not be taking up the allegation by Novartis that Indian patent law is incompatible with the Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights agreement at the......