India

• [New] South Africa and India made the initial waiver proposal at the WTO in October, gathering support from many developing countries, which say it will make vaccines more widely available. / Reuters
• [New] The organic food market in India is a niche market, with the market expected to see wider penetration in the coming years. / Expert Market Research
• [New] India will allow mobile carriers to carry out 5G trials with equipment makers including Ericsson, Nokia and Samsung's network unit. / Nikkei Asia
• [New] Across large emerging markets, funding vulnerabilities are expected to be highest in Brazil, India, Mexico and South Africa. / Ernst & Young
• [New] British businesses have secured new export deals with India worth more than £446m, which is expected to create more than 400 British jobs. / EasternEye
• [New] A court in India's capital New Delhi has become the last hope for many hospitals struggling to get oxygen for COVID-19 patients as supplies run dangerously short while government officials bicker over who is responsible. / Reuters
• [New] If India does not have capacity to continue that production, the medical supply for the entire world would be at risk. / EverydayHealth.com
• [New] As the healthcare system goes into freefall, a court in India's capital New Delhi has become the last hope for many hospitals struggling to get oxygen for Covid-19 patients as supplies run dangerously short while government officials bicker over who is responsible. / The Telegraph
• [New] The Australian government has been accused of racism after threatening five-year prison sentences for citizens who breach a temporary ban on travel between India and Australia. / CNN
• [New] Australia, a member of the Quadrilateral Security Dialogue, has imposed a ban on its citizens from returning home, threatening five-year prison sentences, if they have spent time in India. / Foreign Policy
• [New] Last week's euphoria over an oil demand recovery in the second half of the year has been overshadowed by demand fears as India's caseload reached 19.9 million. / Al Jazeera
• [New] The North America automotive switches are expected to grow at a higher rate during the forecast period as compared to the Europe market. / Transparency Market Research
• [New] Emerging markets will continue to be torn between positive tailwinds from the U.S. economic recovery and the very difficult infection situation in countries such as Brazil and India. / 2021
• [New] India is the world's third largest importer and a decline in demand there could put further downward pressure on oil prices. / GoldSeek
• [New] China will make its utmost efforts to provide help to India in accordance with the demands of the Indian side, and the production of at least 40,000 oxygen generators as the orders placed by India is underway. / Global Times
• [New] The mainstream media's reporting on the 'COVID crisis' in India has clearly been governed by a global approach to messaging that appears to aim at ramping up fear of 'new variants' and coerce compliance to vaccination during a period of increasing resistance, both in India and abroad. / Adam Curry
• [New] Australians stuck in India could face up to five years in jail if they breach a COVID-19 travel ban to return home starting early next week. / Voice of America
• [New] India's export ban on vaccines has severely impacted the predictability of the rollout of vaccination programs and will continue to do so for the coming weeks and perhaps months. / Voice of America
• [New] India's crisis is expected to slash 575,000 bpd of oil demand in April and as much as 915,000 bpd in May, disturbing the almost-balanced global oil market and building a sizeable glut. / oilprice.com
• [New] Oil prices dipped on Monday due to fears that the sharp rise in COVID-19 cases in India will dampen petroleum demand in the world's third-largest oil importer. / Brookings
• [New] OPEC forecasts a rise in global oil demand by 70,000 barrels per day (bpd) to approximately 6 million bpd. / Brookings
• [New] Health experts in Africa warned that the crisis in India would soon be replicated across their continent. / The Guardian

Last updated: 09 May 2021