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POINT TO NOTE
- The exports will not harm India’s stock of HCQ
- IPCA labs also has 50 million tablets in its stock. Most Indian states too are holding on to one to two million tablets
- US has asked for 30 million tablets -a request that can be easily honoured.
POINT TO NOTE
- Pharma companies to increase production capacity by 5-6 times to 70 MT per month
- This capacity can make 35 crore tablets every month
- India to maintain 10 crore tablets stock for own requirement
WHAT IPA
- The Indian Pharmaceutical Association (IPA), said that Indians have no reason to worry about shortages.
- “The drug has vanished from the shelves because once some reports came that it was effective against Covid-19, people started buying it and hoarding it,” IPA president Prof TV Narayana
- Indians who have a doctor’s prescription for hydroxychloroquine, it will not be a problem to get hold of their daily dose
WHAT SHOULD INDIA ASK IN RETURN?
- For starters India has already asked U.S for cutting edge equipment to test Covid 19
10 THINGS INDIA SHOULD ASK FOR
- Greater access of the U.S market for Indian pharma companies
- Ask U.S to shift manufacturing of anti-biotics from China to India
10 THINGS INDIA SHOULD ASK FOR
- Ask U.S for a waiver for oil importfromIran
- AskU.Sassistance to set-up API manufacturing in India through advanced technology that will not harm environment
- India can ask for an official waiver on the S-400 deal
10 THINGS INDIA SHOULD ASK FOR
- India can ask U.S to lift terrorist tag from Baloch Liberation
- 7.India can ask U.S for more cooperation between NASA and ISRO
10 THINGS INDIA SHOULD ASK FOR
- India can ask for Indian H-1B Visas for employment
- India can ask U.S to support India’s climate change initiatives
- 10 -I leave to YOU,