The Made-in-India tag

A large consignment of drugs has been seized in Nigeria – it bears the label ‘made-in-India’ and is fake – actually manufactured in China! The authorities have taken up the matter with the Chinese authorities and harbor apprehensions that this might be the tip of the iceberg. Indian markets are usually flooded with goods labeled Made-in-China. These come at rock bottom prices and are gobbled by the common man – from strings of colored bulbs for Divali to hand held pumps for Holi, the Chinese supply them all. At one point of time, toys made in China were banned because the material used for manufacture of toys was harmful to babies. But, the trend of reportedly passing off fake drugs by China as Made-in-India stuff, that has now been revealed, needs to be investigated. There could be more than what meets the eye.