India's global pharmacy role threatened by EU pact Feb 9 10:30 AM US/Eastern By KATY DAIGLE Associated Press NEW DELHI (AP) - Analysts say talks by India and the European Union on a free-trade pact are threatening India's ability to deliver life-saving medicines to the world's poorest. India's prime minister and top EU officials sit down Friday to a summit in New Delhi they hope moves beyond disagreements over issues like European labor market limits and Indian duties on cars. But health industry workers and activists worry India may bow to EU demands for strict intellectual property protections and investor guarantees that could poison its own $26 billion drug industry. That industry has become an immense profit engine - but also a lifeline for millions in poor countries unable to pay sky-high Western prices to treat illnesses like HIV, malaria, asthma and cancer.