Consumer interests must be protected while allowing the food industry to thrive in a competitive environment

Lalit Bhasin: A food regulation revolution

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Why a manufacturing push requires a modern intellectual property regime with global standards

Lalit Bhasin: For 'Make in India', first 'Innovate in India'

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Legal profession in India is different and distinct from the profession practised elsewhere in the world. It is more litigation-oriented as is evident from the fact that out of nearly 1.2 million lawyers in India (largest in the world) more than 1 million are litigation lawyers, practising mainly in district courts all over India. It is unlikely that these lawyers would be adversely affected if foreign lawyers were allowed entry into India.Those who are likely to be affected are the transactional/corporate lawyers and the law firms. Indian law firms are now much better equipped to face the challenge from foreign law firms than these were about 20 years ago, when this issue was raised by Law Society of England and Wales with the government of India, which had always been sympathetic to the entry of foreign law firms. Society of Indian Law Firms (SILF) and the Bar Association of India supported the Bar Council of India in its vigorous opposition to entry of foreign lawyers.Since then Ind

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Lalit Bhasin: A food regulation revolution

Lalit Bhasin: For 'Make in India', first 'Innovate in India'

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