Tobacco industry’s political contributions in conflict with WHO FCTC Article 5.3 Guidelines: an analysis of publicly available documents from India
This study documents a less-discussed area in the Indian landscape of tobacco industry interference and highlights the pressing need for comprehensive implementation of the WHO-Framework Convention on Tobacco Control Article 5.3, to prohibit financial contributions by tobacco companies to political parties in India, and ultimately protect public health.
Authors
- Shivam Kapoor (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7214-4888)
- Anwita Khaitan
- Ashish Kumar Pandey (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0002-8234-1628)
- Amit Yadav
- Puneet Chahar
Institutions
- All India Institute of Medical Sciences Raipur (IN)
- Vital Strategies (US)
- All India Institute of Medical Sciences (IN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Tobacco Control
- Published
- 2026-01-07
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1136/tc-2025-059623
- Primary Topic
- Smoking Behavior and Cessation
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00