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India’s Goods and Services Tax (GST): What does it mean for pharma?

India’s long-awaited and divisive Goods and Services Tax (GST) will soon take effect. What effect will it have on healthcare? The GST has effectively more than thirty years in the making. A large-scale stab at tax reform, it seeks to impose a levy on all goods and services across India at the national level. The …

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“Historic” HIV/AIDS law passed in Parliament

An end to HIV/AIDS discrimination? A ‘historic’ bill has been passed in the Indian Parliament, making it illegal to discriminate against those with HIV/AIDS. The HIV and AIDS (Prevention and Control) Bill was first tabled in 2014 and received the Indian cabinet’s seal of approval last year, before being introduced during the 2016 winter session. …

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Sex determination ban in India and freedom of speech

A Supreme Court ruling says internet search engines should not be stopped from showing content about prenatal sex determination, only ads. The ruling suggests efforts to restrict prenatal sex determination in order to stymie female foeticide in India are going too far and becoming too intrusive. The ruling comes amidst the continuing and long-standing controversy …

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