As for poor nations respecting intellectual property, it doesn't make that much sense until they have enough of their own that needs protecting. Until 2005, India didn't respect any drug patents. Then they started doing so, which makes sense because India does have international drug companies. This is just taking a step back because of a special situation. But in general, with modernization it makes more sense to respect intellectual property.
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Originally Posted by teh603
If the Indian government were to subsidize healthcare for its vast poor population, then it'd get criticized for having a "socialist healthcare system" . . .
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Middle class people tend to avoid it, in part because the price of private healthcare is relatively low, but India does have socialized medicine.
I think Manmohan Singh has bigger worries than whether politicized Americans criticize his government either for being too socialist or for having too strong of a military. I guess this paragraph is too political, but at least I'm trying to be evenhanded
