Sarkar, Rajdeep
Golden triangle amphetamines in India: The indo-Bangladesh border as an alternative to the north-east corridor - India Quarterly: A Journal of International Affairs - 80(3), Sep, 2024: p.346-361
Myanmar’s political turbulence has provided suitable conditions for the growth of bustling drug production complexes. From opiates to amphetamines, the connection between drugs, conflict and power is a key regional dynamic with implications for its neighbours and beyond. This article discusses some security and socio-economic implications for India due to the explosion of amphetamine trade originating in the Golden Triangle region. Though the North-east has been extensively identified as the main corridor for the passage of Myanmar-origin drugs, this article explores an alternative view by focusing on West Bengal as a particularly vulnerable area as both a destination and transit area for amphetamines. I argue that in the densely populated border areas in West Bengal, amphetamines are being integrated into existing cross-border smuggling routes used for cattle, gold, minerals and illicit pharmaceutical drugs, with regional and national implications.- Reproduced
https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/09749284241264037
Amphetamines, Drug smuggling, Golden triangle, “Yaba’
Golden triangle amphetamines in India: The indo-Bangladesh border as an alternative to the north-east corridor - India Quarterly: A Journal of International Affairs - 80(3), Sep, 2024: p.346-361
Myanmar’s political turbulence has provided suitable conditions for the growth of bustling drug production complexes. From opiates to amphetamines, the connection between drugs, conflict and power is a key regional dynamic with implications for its neighbours and beyond. This article discusses some security and socio-economic implications for India due to the explosion of amphetamine trade originating in the Golden Triangle region. Though the North-east has been extensively identified as the main corridor for the passage of Myanmar-origin drugs, this article explores an alternative view by focusing on West Bengal as a particularly vulnerable area as both a destination and transit area for amphetamines. I argue that in the densely populated border areas in West Bengal, amphetamines are being integrated into existing cross-border smuggling routes used for cattle, gold, minerals and illicit pharmaceutical drugs, with regional and national implications.- Reproduced
https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/09749284241264037
Amphetamines, Drug smuggling, Golden triangle, “Yaba’