India relies on China for 70% of API Imports

India may be the “pharmacy of the world,” but it’s still deeply reliant on China for the raw materials.

India imported $3.6B worth of Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients (API) from China last year — 70% of its total API imports.

APIs, or Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients, are the key chemicals in medicines that treat or cure health problems—they're what actually make the medicine work.