WASHINGTON: The United States is looking forward to engaging with the new Indian government on issues like intellectual property rights as soon as it is formed, a top Obama Administration official has said.
"India, as you know, is in the midst of an election and a transition, and we look forward to engaging with the new government of India as soon as it's in place to pursue this issue with them," U.S. Trade Representatives, Mike Froman, told members of Senate Finance Committee during Congressional hearing.
"With regard to those issues, we have remained extremely concerned about the deterioration of the innovation environment in India.
"We have been raising this at the highest levels and throughout our dialogue with the Indian government about their policies on patents, on compulsory licensing," he said.
"We have been encouraging them to enter into a dialogue about other mechanisms for addressing legitimate concerns about health care in India and about access to medicines that do not violate our intellectual property rights, Froman said.
The top Obama Administration trade official was responding to questions from Senators on Indian trade policies, which they alleged are affecting U.S. businesses.
"Intellectual property is fundamental to the US economy. I'm very concerned that US intellectual property rights are under attack around the globe and that your office is not doing enough to fight back," Senator Orrin Hatch said.
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