India doesn't use Pfizer and Moderna vaccines. They use viral vector (AstraZeneca's version but manufactured in India under a different brand) or inactivated virus vaccines (made by an Indian company) or Russia's Sputnik V.

In India, vaccine makers do not have legal immunity.

India doesn't use Pfizer and Moderna vaccines. They use viral vector (AstraZeneca's version but manufactured in India under a different brand) or inactivated virus vaccines (made by an Indian company) or Russia's Sputnik V.

In India, vaccine makers do not have legal immunity.

It's quite simple: India did not entertain Pfizer and Moderna's demands for legal immunity. AstraZeneca's version is used there, but manufactured and licensed through an Indian company which does not have legal immunity. No vaccine maker has legal immunity in India.