Does India's Perpetual Licensing Plan Risk Backfiring?
Executive Summary
India's wide-ranging drug regulation overhaul plan, including a perpetual licensing system aimed at simplifying processes and potentially delinking licensing and enforcement responsibilities may well emerge as a double-edged sword.
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