WTO & TRIPS TOPIC: IR Context- India and South Africa, piloted a proposal to waive key provisions of the Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS) agreement on Covid-19 vaccines, drugs, therapeutics, and related technologies. Concept- TRIPS Waiver: The core idea behind the proposal is that intellectual property (IP) rights such as patents […]

    WTO TRIPS Subject – IR Context – PepsiCo Controversy: Globally, India Has Always Refused to Give in on IPR on Plant Varieties Concept – India is a member of multilateral trade rules, the World Trade Organisation (WTO), since 1995. One of the WTO agreements, namely the Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property […]