India’s Pharmaceuticals in Global Healthcare

• India is branded the "Pharmacy of the World", ranking 3rd globally by volume and 11th by value in drugs & pharmaceuticals.
• Sector is a dual lever: it advances public health (essential medicines, vaccines) and economic growth (exports, jobs, supply-chain resilience).
• Examinable as a cross-cutting topic in GS-II (health, India & world) and GS-III (economy, S&T, manufacturing).