updated: May 04 2021, 09:53 ist
Diplomats from India and South Africa are working together to convince American lawmakers and policymakers on the need to support their proposal before the WTO to temporarily waive some of the Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS) during the Covid-19 emergency.
Running against time, because of the gravity of the situation in various countries across the world, including India, the diplomats from the two countries have been making daily rounds of the US Capitol and the corridors of power in Washington DC, mostly virtually, underscoring the point that this is one of the key elements of saving lives.