India is an attractive target for pharmaceutical companies and other clinical research providers. India promises access to more patients, in greater concentrations, than most other markets, as well as the opportunity to establish trials with treatment-naïve patients. India is a pool of diverse population base of more than 1.2 billion and is a home for a numerous diseases, Institutions and hub of contract manufacturers and researchers. Indian economy stand as the third largest based on the Purchasing Power Parity (PPP) and in terms of globally eleventh largest by nominal Gross Domestic Product (GDP). India is today one of the top emerging markets in the global pharmaceutical scene. The sector is highly knowledge based and its steady growth is positively affecting the Indian economy. The organised nature of the Indian pharmaceutical industry is attracting several companies that are finding it viable to increase their operations in the country. Further, India is home to about 10,500 manufacturing units and over 3,000 pharma companies. India exports all forms of pharmaceuticals from APIs to formulations, both in modern medicine and traditional Indian medicines. These figures have given rise to legislation seeking to improve access