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100			_aSarkar, Rajdeep _949222
245			_a Golden triangle amphetamines in India: The indo-Bangladesh border as an alternative to the north-east corridor
260			_aIndia Quarterly: A Journal of International Affairs
300			_a80(3), Sep, 2024: p.346-361
520			_aMyanmar’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
650			_aAmphetamines, Drug smuggling, Golden triangle, “Yaba’ _949223
773			_aIndia Quarterly: A Journal of International Affairs
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