India
From Brussels to New Delhi
IPN Opinion article
An EU - India trade deal could be an economic bright spot in 2010
When free trade means so little
IPN Opinion article
The new bilateral free-trade agreement between South Korea and India is not all it's cracked up to be: there are plenty of exceptions and the package will take 10 years to implement. An Indian and a South Korean analyst argue here that fully free trade is the best possible way of recovering from the global slump.
Bulldozers won't end India's slums
IPN Opinion article
Far from the red carpet of the Oscars, the child stars of the hit-film "Slumdog Millionaire" have had their dwellings destroyed by the Indian authorities. But slums are nothing that Danny Boyle's charity, bulldozers, large wads of cash or big schemes can solve.
India: Urgent steps are needed to ensure quality medicines
IPN Opinion article
The WHO is trying to fight the huge international trade in counterfeits but faces opposition from India and others, driven by a strange coalition ranging from the far Left to business organisations: this author blows away some of the straw men these people have built up. Barun Mitra says robust trademark protection will give Indian companies a stake in quality and give Indian, and worldwide, patients the guarantees that they need.
Set healthcare free from bureaucracy
IPN Opinion article
Critique of a new report which claims that state-provided healthcare is more efficient, more equitable and less corrupt than private healthcare.
New definition of fake drugs
IPN Opinion article
There has been much coverage in India of the campaign to resist a WHO crackdown on counterfeits, which activists and the government claim will damage the Indian generics industry. This does not make any sense but, as the coverage shows, it makes a lot of noise: Julian Harris says the new definition of counterfeits will, on the contrary, help Indian generics companies and Brand India.
