Without Touching the Law: How Trade Deals Could Still Undo India's Pharma Patent Defences
India just fended off EU pressure to adopt pharmaceutical data exclusivity in its new free trade deal, keeping the patent law that built its generics industry intact. But data exclusivity can delay generic drugs just as effectively as a patent, meaning the same fight can be won again through trade negotiations without ever touching India's Patents Act. Will future trade deals test India's IP autonomy?
Catherine6 Nov 2026