India Trade Minister Says Parliament Will Back Drug Law

India's parliament will shortly ratify new legislation protecting drug patents, paving the way for the country to become a major pharmaceutical research center, its trade minister said. Commerce and Industry Minister Kamal Nath dismissed fears that the new intellectual-property regime might be derailed by opposition from the Communist Party of India.

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