India built a $4.4 billion agrochemical export industry on the back of generic manufacturing. Now, TRIPS-plus pressure from the West threatens to redraw the rules — with serious consequences for farmers, MSMEs, and India's trade balance.
Ajay Srivastava
May 11, 2026 at 9:57 AM IST
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RBI risks confusing reserve accumulation with resilience as quasi-sovereign FX mobilisation threatens to create future liabilities instead of lasting stability.
V Thiagarajan
May 7, 2026 at 12:48 PM IST
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The US, long dominant in farm exports, now faces a bruising reckoning as China turns elsewhere for its needs, exposing America’s fragile dependence.
G. Chandrashekhar
September 19, 2025 at 6:55 AM IST
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