India to seek US support to protect herbal knowledge – The Economic Times
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India will seek the United States’ support for an international treaty to protect its traditional knowledge of medicinal plants and herbs from being patented by other nations at a bilateral meeting this week.
At the India-US Trade Policy Forum (TPF) starting in New Delhi on Tuesday, Commerce and Industry Minister Nirmala Sitharaman will also push for market access for the Indian goods in the United States and a ‘totalisation agreement’ that would allow Indians working in the US to repatriate their social security contributions when they return to the country. She will co-chair the high-level dialogue with US Trade Representative Michael Froman.
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