The proposed amendments to India’s patent laws are a capitulation to Big Pharma and will undermine vital public health safeguards in the law

While a few generic giants, including one from Israel, are found guilty of fuelling fatal opioid crisis in the US, the US-backed “genocide” targeting...

The 2013 landmark Supreme Court judgement of 'Novartis v Union of India' offers critical lessons on the intent behind crucial aspects of India’s key...

The move to foist a GI tag on Mandu’s baobab tree is part of a drive to push up the GI tally which does not benefit local communities

The story of poinsettia, a flower with showy-red bracts used for Christmas decorations in America since the 16th century, is a classic example of...

Policy blocks and poor vision have held up 5G in India, while China’s breakthroughs are helping to set global standards

Cancer and tuberculosis patients have been urging a reluctant government to use compulsory licences to make life-saving drugs accessible

Moderna is trying to be gatekeeper for the mRNA platform for future drug development — raising monopolistic fears

A pattern familiar to Covid-19 is emerging in the battle against monkeypox, with the US and Europe grabbing scarce vaccine supplies

India claims vaccines are no longer an issue in the battle against COVID-19, but a host of developing nations would disagree

Post the Ukraine war, Russia has held back from appropriating intellectual property despite having a law to punish unfriendly countries

After facing a worldwide censure for earning disproportionately during the pandemic, pharma giant Pfizer has decided to supply its patented,...