India To Replace West In Russian Pharmaceuticals Market
Indian has already proved itself a World leader in the pharmaceutical field. The Covid management by India has stunned the entire so called developed countries.
So no wonder Indian pharma companies are going to replace Western manufacturers leaving the Russian market, Russian envoy to India Denis Alipov said on Friday.
The newly appointed Russian envoy said that India is a “world pharmacy” and a leading manufacturer of generic drugs that are better than the Western so called branded medicines.
“The withdrawal of many Western companies from the Russian market and those niches that have been vacated may actually be occupied by Indian companies in many industries, in particular, in pharmaceuticals,” Alipov told the Rossiya 24 broadcaster, as quoted by Sputnik news agency.
India’s Vaccine Maitri initiative last year reinforced its credentials as the “pharmacy of the world”. World leaders publicly commended India’s efforts to rapidly expand vaccines production and supplies at critical junctures of the pandemic.
This decision to replace manufacturers in pharmaceutical comes at a time when Russia has been bombarded with sanctions from Western countries. Now Russia is looking to enhance economic engagement with non-European countries.
Earlier this month, Alipov had said that Moscow has welcomed the independent foreign policy of India amid the Russia-Ukraine conflict.
Touching upon the relations with India, Alipov said, “Prime Minister (Modi) and the Indian leadership meet the consistent independent policy of the state in international affairs. We have repeatedly stated that we have welcomed the independent foreign policy of India and strengthening its role and its influence in the international arena.”
The Russian envoy also hailed the Indian foreign policy stand on the ongoing Russia-Ukraine conflict.
