At the same time, a number of press reports on clinical trials, in india, of drugs are given substantial incentives to recruit their own patients into these trials thus creating a major conflict of interest that … During this period, the relaxation of duties on import of clinical trial samples and the removal of phase lag and permission to conduct phase 1 trials concurrently in india, along with the rest of the world … Clinical trials (with safeguards) are necessary for introduction of new drugs for a country like india, considering its disease burden and emergence of new variants of disease.

Before 2005 india had a phase lag policy for clinical trials from foreign countries. [8] in this policy, all clinical research in india had to begin at phase one. For new drug substances discovered in india, clinical trials are required to be carried out in india right from phase i and data should be submitted as per the requirement.