'Shut backdoor to WTO', Indian firms warn, as EU seeks free trade concessions
This article was originally published in Scrip
Executive Summary
Even as details of the current text in the EU India free trade agreement (FTA) negotiations remain unclear, Indian generic firms say that any attempt to curtail judicial discretion in India or accede to Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPs)-plus enforcement and border measures could have serious ramifications for the domestic industry and those dependent on it for generic supplies.