India's chance to drive the global narrative through the G20 presidency

With its G20 presidency, India has a unique opportunity to remove trade barriers for its pharmaceutical products in many countries, the domestic drug industry has told the Indian government.

Asking the government to negotiate to remove trade barriers, industry stalwarts have urged the government to lead in the development of a G20 prequalification system or an alternative pathway to market access for drugs that would be similar to the WFP qualification system.

In the G20, major economies representing more than 80% of the world's GDP and 75% of its trade convene at an international level.