A Critical Analysis of Drug Trafficking as a Transnational Organised Crime from Indian Perspective: The Golden Crescent and Golden Triangle Nexus

Drug Trafficking is considered to be a serious form of crime within the umbrella of transnational organised crimes. It has the capacity to disturb and pose as a challenge to the sovereignty and functioning of a nation state. When it comes to India, it has been under the grip of golden triangle and golden crescent due to its geographical location. Thus, putting India into a vulnerable state as it acts as a transit corridor both for drug consumption and drug trafficking as well. The golden triangle which comprises of Loas, Thailand and Myanmar contribute to the synthetic drugs making the north-eastern corridor of India exposed due to lack of legal enforcements and insurgent problems. Whereas, on the other hand golden crescent comprises of Afghanistan, Pakistan and Iran which facilitate the production of opium and heroin through the porous borders of Pakistan and promoting drug trafficking by placing India as a transit corridor for the same. When it comes to the framework on the same, there exists various United Nations conventions on global level to deal with the menace of drug trafficking as transnational organised crime. On the other hand, when it comes to India, there is NDPS Act, 1985 which acts a legislative framework on drugs. But there are significant challenges which are posed by it in order to deal with drug trafficking as a transnational organised crime. This paper examines the same while looking at it from Indian perspective while throwing light on the golden triangle and golden crescent nexus.