India won't participate in US probe on IPR

India on Thursday made it clear it will not take part in any unilateral investigation by the US on its intellectual property rights (IPR).             India is......

US leaders to woo Indian industry amid trade spat

Amid mounting tensions between both countries, senior US leaders are arriving in New Delhi on Monday with several American business heads in an effort to woo Indian industry, even as the threat of......

Should pharma MNCs be peeved?

To conclude from the judgment that the country has scant respect for patents appears far-fetched, notes Bhupesh Bhandari.Multinational pharmaceutical companies complain that India has become a......

SPECIAL: Why SC got it right on Novartis

The judgment will save taxpayers' money without hurting the pharma industry or R&D, write Achal Prabhala & Kajal Bhardwaj. In September 2007, Arun Kumar*, a serving officer in the Indian Army, was......