Cover Story - Indian Pharma - In urgent need of a cure

The Indian pharmaceutical industry, which has played a critical role in making life-saving drugs accessible to the poorest of the poor, is currently going through its worst slowdown. What has caused this? Are they the same factors that had almost derailed it a decade back? Or is it something of its own doing? More importantly, is it curable? read more

Monologue – People speak

Important policymakers’ reactions to some of the biggest events that are shaping the world of trade & commerce read more

Global Trade – This month

From the downtrend in Pakistan-Sri Lanka trade and surging British gin exports to Zimbabwe’s rhino exports and much more

India Trade – This month

Foreign tourist-led boom, Maggi’s doom, pulses exports zoom while imports of American chickens loom and a lot more

Spotlight - Nepal

While Mt. Everest’s lure brings the entire world to it, in trade, it’s nothing like the Everest read more

The Midas Touch – Ball point pen

Yet another example of Indian exporters penning their own success stories, quite literally read more

Secret Ingredient - Instant Coffee

How Indian exporters have found a way around the domination of big brands while brewing instant profits read more

Policy Focus - SEIS

While the much needed equaliser is here, why are Indian services exports continuing to trend down? read more

Dockyard - New Mangalore port

This major port is suffering from hypoxia because the arteries are in bad shape read more

Prime Focus – Air cargo in India

Can India’s air cargo sector come out of the slump? read more

TDB Forum – Ask a question

Questions about foreign trade that hit our mail box in June and of course, their answers read more

Datebook

Some trade shows and fairs you shouldn’t miss out on in India and abroad in July and August read more

Exclusive Interview

Lilianne Ploumen

Satisfied with the outcomes of her trip to India, the Dutch trade minister says stagnancy in India-Netherlands trade is just temporary read more

Amedeo Scarpa

Italian Trade Agency’s Trade Commissioner to India tells us everything there is to know about India-Italy trade read more

Eberhard Kern

In a candid interview, the MD & CEO of Mercedes-Benz reveals how he reclaimed lost glory for his company read more

R. Swaminathan - The CFO of Lupin Ltd.

speaks about regulatory and other challenges his company faces in its export markets read more

H. Sklamberg

The senior USFDA official tells us that this agency doesn’t discriminate against Indian pharma companies read more