Novartis-Dr Reddy’s Sales Pact, Job Cuts: Are Foreign Firms Altering India Push?

Novartis India hands over sales and distribution of certain established brands, accounting for 50% of the 2020-2021 product revenues, to Dr Reddy’s as more foreign firms opt to leverage ground strengths of local players. Does it represent a wider trend where foreign firms are re-calibrating operations in India to focus energies on specialty and patented products?