Also read: MoS Home Reddy calls for concerted efforts by BIMSTEC nations to combat drug trafficking. There was an error and we couldn't process your subscription. © 2020 Dictum Media, Inc. All the BIMSTEC nations reaffirmed their commitment to increased co-operation. Also read: Zero tolerance policy in India: Amit Shah at BIMSTEC Meet to combat drug trafficking. The two-day BIMSTEC (Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation) ‘Conference on Combating Drug Trafficking’ was recently inaugurated in New Delhi. These facilities manufacture a large quantity of methamphetamine which is further trafficked to all BIMSTEC countries. The Ministry of Home Affairs said in a Press communication today that geographical proximity to both Golden Crescent and Golden Triangle – major opium production regions of the world – puts all BIMSTEC partner nations in a very precarious position. 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While the Bay of Bengal facilitates trade worth billions of dollars, the drug traffickers also use this vast network to their advantage, stated the Home Ministy, citing two recent seizures of 371 kg and 1,156 kg methamphetamine by Indian authorities from two vessels in the Bay of Bengal as glaring examples of this facet. first ever BIMSTEC Conference on Combating Drug Trafficking. Subscribe to Indus Dictum to receive a briefing about the latest news & feature articles. First BIMSTEC Film, Media and Journalism Studies Conference is scheduled to be held from January 19-21, 2020 in Dhaka jointly organized by the Department of Television, Film and Photography, University of Dhaka and the Department of Media and Mass Communication, American International University-Bangladesh. Here are the particulars:-Event Date :- 26-02-2020 to 28-02-2020. "As per UN's 'World Drug Report' around 4.5% of the people in the age group of 15-64 years, across the world, use drugs-over 27 Cr people across the world. Exclusive news, opinions and feature articles on Politics, Science, Business, Economy, Technology, Culture, Health, Law, Government, Policy, Startups, Education, Design, Tech Reviews, Videos, Photos, live News and more. Keeping in mind these problems which are common to the BIMSTEC nations and Indian subcontinent in particular, the various sessions of the conference were designed. Whoops! The combination of dark net and courier/postal deliveries have made narcotics & psychotropic substance trafficking more anonymous in nature. February 15, 2020 February 15, 2020 The ID Staff 0 Comments New Delhi: The BIMSTEC Conference on Combating Drug Trafficking concluded in New Delhi yesterday. The present ordinance is violative of Articles 14, 16 & 21 of the Constitution of India. Bumper harvests of opium in Afghanistan for the last few years have given rise to increased supply of heroin in all BIMSTEC nations. Over two days of extensive deliberations, the Conference provided an important platform for partner nations to share ideas and exchange best practices required to combat the drug menace in the region. Feb 13, 2020, 04:07PM IST Source: ANI. Defence Minister Rajnath Singh: Women’s participation has increased in armed forces over the years and it is the Government’s priority to enhance it further. Another major cause for worry is the large number of methamphetamine manufacturing facilities that are prevalent in some of the BIMSTEC countries. The Conference was attended by other BIMSTEC partners Bangladesh, Myanmar, Bhutan, Nepal, Thailand and Sri Lanka. Another area of concern is drug trafficking through sea routes that affects BIMSTEC Nations. It's a matter of concern that the figure is rising," he added further. Home Minister Amit Shah at BIMSTEC conference on 'Combating Drug Trafficking' discussed about the reports concerning the …