Global Drug Policy Index, 2021

The illegal drug trade not only leads to health hazards but creates fertile grounds for money laundering and terror financing. Discuss. (150 words)

Approach:

• Introduce by highlighting the menace of the illegal drug trade, use data if possible
• In a map of India’s neighbors, mark the area of golden triangle and Crescent of drug trafficking
• Discuss the ill effects of the drug trade, highlighting the recent increase in risks due to the Taliban taking over Afghanistan
• Discuss various international and national measures to check this menace
• Way Forward / Conclusion