Macros With Mythili – Is India’s IPR Not WTO Compliant?

In this edition of Macros With Mythili, we look at India's IPR or intellectual property rights regime in the context of the US Government's recent announcement to retain India on the 'priority watch list' and not name it as a Priority foreign country on which it could then impose trade sanctions. What was the provocation for the US Special 301 report on the basis of which the US trade representative (USTR) made this announcement? Is the US government being driven by the interests of MNC pharma companies that only want to protect their bottom lines, regardless of what it means for human lives? Is our IPR not WTO compliant? To discuss this, Mythili Bhusnurmath is joined by Pradeep Mehta and GD Shah. Episode 11