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Data exclusivity wont help India

Data exclusivity wont help India The detractors of data protection have maintained that the demand for data protection is a TRIPS Plus. They have solely relied on the text of 39.3 of the TRIPS Agreement. They do so because it suits them and helps them to continue the reverse engineering raj. Intellectual Property Rights (IPRs) referred to in Article 39.3 is commonly referred to as Data Exclusivity in the US and Data Protection or Regulatory Data Protection in the European Union. Data protection is an independent IPR; and should not be confused with other IPRs, such as patents. Bringing in

Team India to be briefed on security matters

Team India to be briefed on security matters Ahead of their high-profile series of Pakistan, Team India cricketers will be briefed on Wednesday by senior security expert Yashovardhan Azad who led a recce team that assessed the security system in the neighbouring country. A majority of the 16-member squad will leave for Pakistan on Thursday to play three Tests and six one-day international matches before returning on February 16, according to a Board of Control for Cricket in India official. Meanwhile, before leaving for Pakistan, the players would sign their new contracts, he added. The quartet of Sourav Ganguly, Virender Sehwag, Anil

IISc terror: Vital installations in India under strict vigil

IISc terror: Vital installations in India under strict vigil Vital scientific and defence installations across the country were on Thursday put under heavy security in the wake of the suspected terrorist attack at the prestigious Indian Institute of Science in Bangalore in which a scientist was killed and four others injured. Indian Space Research Organisation has sounded a red alert at all its institutions across the country. Security was beefed up at the space agency’s headquarters in Bangalore after the attack on scientists at IISc last night. Security was tightened at the premier Bhabha Atomic Research Centre in Mumbai, which houses the nation’s

India attributes vote against Iran to implications of Teheran’s clandestine nuclear programme for its security

India attributes vote against Iran to implications of Teheran's clandestine nuclear programme for its security India's recent vote against Iran at IAEA was promoted by 'serious implications' of Iran's nuclear programme for its security, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh told parliament on Friday. Source of Iran's nuclear equipment and technologies also contributed to the vote, he said. 'The technologies appeared to be clandestinely secured and the source lies in our own neighbourhood'. India, he asserted, "cannot afford to turn a blind eye to security implications of such proliferation activities". In an uncharacteristic bluntness Manmohan Singh attributed to the India vote to

India to consider Saudi King’s offer to renovate Masjid

India to consider Saudi King’s offer to renovate Masjid India said on Wednesday it would study an offer by Saudi King Abdullah to fund the renovation of India’s largest mosque, the Jama Masjid after reports that the intelligence agencies felt the proposal posed a security threat. Foreign Ministry spokesman Navtej Sarna said security concerns would naturally be looked at as the Government considered the offer. He did not elaborate. “It will be examined in consultation with the authorities concerned and all relevant agencies,” said Sarna. A controversy arose when Saudi monarch King Abdullah offered to renovate the country’s largest mosque. On being