Today, India Sacrifices its Generics Industry
This morning, Act Up-Paris’ militants manifested in front of the Indian Embassy in Paris to protest the free trade agreement between India and the European Union. After unrolling a banner that said “FTA: death under patent” and chanting slogans such as “India, make war on AIDS, not on generics” a letter was submitted to the embassy. At the same time in Brussels, India was getting ready to give in to the wishes of the European Commission and the interests of its pharmaceutical industry.