Government considering legal action against US think-tank for running smear campaign against Indian pharma industry – The Economic Times
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The government is considering legal action, including launching a defamation suit against US think-tank American Enterprise Institute research scholar Roger Bate, for maligning the country and running a smear campaign against the Indian pharmaceutical industry through a recent study, government officials told ET.
“We are exploring all legal options, including a suit against this set of individuals who have started a malicious campaign against the country and its drug industry through sweeping generalisations,” said a government official.
Legal consultation is being pursued through India Brand Equity Foundation, (IBEF, a trust set up by the ministry of commerce & industry) and preliminary opinion of our legal counsel has advised us to do it via Indian courts, he added.
Just days before Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s US visit, Bate along with a group of researchers published a study alleging that India-made drugs sold in Africa are inferior and poorer in quality than those sold in India and other middle-income countries. He announced findings of the study at a Capitol Hill event early this month.
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