Independent journalist and contributor, Down To Earth. Her concerns relate to the way power structures in society - business corporations, governments and lobbies - impact the lives of the powerless.
A sham transaction by a drug firm
Pharma giant Allergan transfers contested patent to the Mohawk tribe to stop rivals from challenging it
India shocks with vaccine patent
Why did we grant Pfizer's claim on a pneumonia vaccine which has been rejected elsewhere?
Reinforcing the rights of nations
Drugs major Eli Lilly has lost its case against Canada. It affirms the right of a country to set its own patent laws
Fighting over Anne Frank's legacy
The Diary of a Young Girl chronicling her life and times under Nazi fascism is still shackled by copyright laws
The murder of workers' unions
The case of Maruti workers reflects the anti-labour stance of companies, governments and media
These crucial exemptions
Exemptions given in drug patent protection are vital for research as the court ruled in the Natco versus Bayer case
Me-too ideas fail to start up India
A majority of the start-ups in India are failing the innovation test because of their copycat mentality
Poor farmers cannot move WTO
As India seeks a lasting solution to the public stockholding issue, it is clear the agenda of rich nations will prevail
Seeking a fair price for drugs
The WHO is working on finding a fair pricing model for medicines but will Big Pharma accept it?
Modi's surgical strike on jobs
Demonetisation has deepened the gloom on India's employment prospects which have been shrinking
Seeking many more Hedy Lamarrs
The number of women inventors is finally rising the world over but their percentage is still too small to be celebrated
TPP has been trumped
Donald Trump's first priority is to withdraw the US from the Pacific Rim mega trade pact—and that's good news
Validation of India's drug patent policy
A high level UN panel on Access to Medicines wants members to make full use of TRIPS flexibilities to protect public health
BJP's curious China syndrome
BJP leaders' call to boycott Chinese goods is as phoney as it is to believe that Indian-made products can replace them
CSIR lays down law on patenting
Focus will be on licensing fees from patents and ending `biodata patents' that only embellish a scientist's CV
Indian patents make no dent in space
ISRO lags behind other space agencies in the patents it holds, a sign that it needs to ramp up technological prowess
Students win right to photocopy
Delhi University's course packs are not a copyright violation, says the court in a wide interpretation of the law
How to evade a tricky patent call
Five government departments tossed the ball to each other to avoid a decision on revoking a Novartis patent
A pact to choke
To join the RCEP, a major regional trade bloc, India is making huge concessions without getting anything significant in return
The fine science of copying
Scientists and academics in India plagiarise liberally and come up with ingenious excuses for unethical practices
When sharing is so hard
Ayush companies claim the laws on biodiversity require only foreign entities to share benefits of commercialisation
Big Tobacco is stubbed out
An arbitral ruling upholding Uruguay's anti-smoking regulations and fining Philip Morris is a big win for public health
Microsoft's dubious ways on piracy
The Mumbai High Court severely censures Microsoft for false claims and suppression of facts in its latest case on software piracy
Udta piracy, but rising popularity
Copyright violation through piracy hurts the film industry but it also brings in a wider audience—and fame
FDI is for Free Dumping in India
New foreign direct investment policy will only help firms like Apple to sell used phones made in China