The Bt cotton variety Bollgard-I, which is the most widely used variety in India, has been phased out in many countries.
Such a drastic intervention overrides existing private bilateral commercial contracts
Monsanto has taken the government to court over the royalty.
India is capable of developing GM crops, Randy Hautea, global coordinator for International Service for the Acquisition of Agri-Biotech Applications, tells Kanika Datta.