The strengthening of the U.S. patent regime in the early eighties was followed by a sharp increase in patenting and a rather small increase in the in Ramp;D expenditure in some industries in the U.S. This patent paradox is prominently observed in complex industries, like the semiconductor...

India is among the select countries which reacted quite early to the threat of COVID -19. It announced a nationwide lockdown at an early stage on 25th March 2020, which has now been extended till 3rd May 2020. This has helped keep the numbers of infections and death low in a densely populated...