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TopicWar on drugs

Topic: war on drugs

Trump wants to control ‘unruly’ regimes—so he launched a war on Venezuela

+TFP Praveen Swami -
Like drug wars in the past, Trump’s efforts are likely to deepen the chaos in Central America—exposing the US to greater danger.

End of 3-month anti-drug push, Punjab DGP says battle won but war continues; Oppn calls it ‘ceasefire’

Chitleen K Sethi -
DGP Yadav told media in Chandigarh that Punjab police had been ‘largely victorious’ in restricting spread of drugs in the state but the war on drugs will continue.

DRI seizes drugs worth Rs 245 cr from Haryana, Karnataka in ongoing crackdown on syndicates

Sukriti Vats -
Drugs caught were ephedrine and heroin; the anti-smuggling agency has confiscated Rs 19,800 crore of drugs in 2021-22.

Mexico moves to legalise cannabis use — it can de-escalate drug war

Luis Gomez Romero -
According to a 2016 study, Mexican cartels made up to $2 trillion from cannabis sales in the US – between 15% and 26% of their total income.

How an Akali govt order on dope tests never saw the light of day in Punjab

Chitleen K Sethi -
Much before CM Amarinder Singh’s mandatory drug test move, his predecessor Parkash Singh Badal had issued a similar order in 2014.

Hit by drugs epidemic, Punjab will go black this week to protest against ‘white menace’

Nikhil Rampal -
The movement has been triggered by the recent viral videos showing the toll drug abuse is taking on the state’s youth. New Delhi: People in Punjab...

Punjab’s losing war on drugs as tough narcotics law is punishing, not reforming, addicts

Roshan Kishore, HT -
A report by Vidhi Center for Legal Policy has said that the NDPS Act has failed to meet its twin objectives of deterrence and...

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Opinion

Why Samay Raina is making Kashmiri Pandits proud

Sagrika Kissu -
Kashmiri Pandits had only two choices: pick up the gun and risk the decimation of an already small community, or leave—and live. We chose the latter.

India didn’t just advance its nuclear programme. Here’s a less talked-about breakthrough

How Ayyappa went from a local forest deity to Kerala’s most controversial God

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Economy

Data centre gold rush risks blackouts, central electricity body warns states against tripping grids

Deepika Amirapu -
India’s fast-growing data centre sector may strain state electricity networks; Central Electricity Authority has urged Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana and Tamil Nadu to boost capacity.

Defence

‘Atmanirbharta in defence can’t be just about making weapons, need sovereignty’—Air Marshal at Ran Samwad 

Snehesh Alex Philip -
Chief of Integrated Defence Staff Ashutosh Dixit also spoke about theaterisation of Indian armed forces and said that over 90% agreement has been reached on the same.

National Interest

China insulated itself against energy shocks. India is ‘all talk, no walk’

Shekhar Gupta -
China patiently invested capital, skill and technology in coal gasification. Unlike it, we won’t move from words to action. As crude prices decline, we lose interest.

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