Accord On Intellectual Property Rights With U.S.
Feb 19, 2020 | Pratirodh Bureau
FILE PHOTO: A man holds the flags of India and the U.S. while people take part in the 35th India Day Parade in New York on August 16, 2015
India’s cabinet on Wednesday approved a plan to sign an initial pact on intellectual property rights with the United States, a government minister said, days ahead of a visit by U.S. President Donald Trump.
The United States has long urged India to strengthen protection for intellectual property and that has been a cause of friction on top of trade disputes between the two countries.
Information and Broadcasting Minister Prakash Javadekar said approval for an MoU with the United States was secured at a cabinet meeting presided over by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.