India, Sept. 7 -- Piyush Goyal, Union Minister of Commerce and Industry, Government of India, inaugurated the Bharat Health Global Expo 2026 at Bharat Mandapam, New Delhi, on 6 September. As the pharmaceutical industry enters its next phase of growth, he called for a sharper focus on innovation, quality systems and complex, higher-value products.

"We need a regulatory environment where R&D and innovation become attractive in India, with greater openness to investments in clinical trials, patenting, research and new product development", said Goyal.

Jitin Prasada, Union Minister of State for Commerce and Industry, said, "India's next phase will be from affordable medicines towards pharmaceutical innovation. We have great research, talent...