India Now Has Its Own Antibiotic, But Here’s the Catch

India has developed its first indigenous antibiotic, Nafithromycin, designed to combat drug-resistant bacteria. While it is being touted as a breakthrough, the real issue lies not only in developing new antibiotics but in ensuring their responsible use. Amid the ongoing antimicrobial resistance (AMR) crisis—a phenomenon where bacteria adapt to resist the effects of antibiotics, rendering them ineffective—this new antibiotic alone cannot guarantee a solution.