India has consistently pointed out that the intellectual property right (IPR) legal regime in India is fully TRIPS compliant and that any issues to be discussed have to be discussed in bilateral forums like Trade Policy Forum (TPF)," the department of industrial policy and promotion said in a release...The joint statement, issued during Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit to America, has said, "...The leaders committed to establish an annual high level IP Working Group with appropriate decision making and technical level meetings as a part of the TPF". The statement on the IPR issue will only strengthen the bilateral institutional mechanism, DIPP said. "The joint statement issued merely reiterates whatever has existed in the earlier TPF," it added.