Molly Charles-Reflections

  French Cyber Security, never thought a global drug trader, marketer, human trafficker, extortionist, gun trafficker could exist all rolled in one and on one platform and under the control of one individual, along with disinformation, fake news? It is extremely interesting that you have identified Telegram as the central point for global illegal crime activities. Just curious, by your logic all the postal departments across the globe should be held criminally liable, for after all these department have provided some sort of cover for most of the activities and drug trade taking the prime spot. Can we expect a global plan in action to arrest the respective Postal Department heads or the concerned Ministers. This is great! Since, there are differen t laws and different provisions under these laws for carrying out arrest, just curious which law took precedent over all else. Since, you have identified Telegram as the main culprit, you should inform UNODC for they are under the...

Our association with mind altering substances has rarely remained static or uniform across the globe or within any given region. The United Nations sought to control this complex, diverse and intricate human association through its various global conventions, beginning with the Single Convention 1961 as the base; and State members were bound to follow the set path without much room for change (1,2). But, despite all of its efforts it could neither rein in the drug problem nor ensure that a uniform drug policy led to the synthesis of uniform associations with mind altering substances, across the globe. In many countries a minor shift in drug policy occurred when drugs users became very vulnerable to HIV infection, initiating harm minimization measures for users who injected drugs. The harm minimization strategy included, provision of safe needle and syringes, opioid agonist therapy (OST) to users in the community and to addicted prison population, setting up of a room for safe c...

Internal Conflict in Manipur-Beyond Conventional Approach                             We take pride in being the enlightened species on planet earth and yet in our efforts to secure national boundaries or assert the uniqueness or superiority of our ethnicity we would transgress any ethical boundary to have the winning edge. That is a feeling that has gained strength during my recent visit to Manipur and hence this note. When security measures focus primarily on violence; its means, methods, and analysis or countermeasures it ignores - silent spectators in the conflict zone,  active impressionable minds that are being molded for life. Manipur, a state in the north eastern region of India has been in a conflict situation for over four decades. The state has a population of over 2.5 million residing in 22.327 Sq. Kms of land 90% of the land is designated as hilly terrain and 67% of the population reside...