Golden Triangle Amphetamines in India

The Indo-Bangladesh Border as an Alternative to the North-East Corridor

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ID12324486
AuthorsRajdeep Sarkar (corresponding author)
Year2024
Volume80
Issue3
Pages346-361
Publication date2024-07-31
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueIndia Quarterly A Journal of International Affairs (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0974-9284 • E-ISSN: 0975-2684
PublisherSAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.1177/09749284241264037
OpenAlexW4401233793
LanguageEN
References cited14

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

Archaeology · BENGAL · Criminology · Development economics · Drug trafficking · Economics · Geography · Political science · Politics · Socioeconomics · Sociology · Asian Geopolitics and Ethnography · Law · Politics and Conflicts in Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Middle East · South Asian Studies and Conflicts

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