| Hans-Günter Meyer-Thompson | International
Indien. Caught in the middle: On India and curbing drug abuse - India must prioritise reduction of harm from drug abuse
Indien. Caught in the middle: On India and curbing drug abuse - India must prioritise reduction of harm from drug abuse
India is located between two major drug-producing regions: Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Iran to the west and Myanmar, Thailand, and Laos to the east. While the West has historically dominated heroin production, the International Narcotics Control Board has said Myanmar has become the world’s leading source of illicit opium while East and Southeast Asia remain major sources of methamphetamine. (The Hindu, Indien, 30.06.2026)