Members of Manipuri Sahitya Parishad Assam take part in a protest against the recent killing of three women and three children in Manipur's Jiribam, in Guwahati, Monday, Nov. 18, 2024. (PTI Photo ...

These dynamics, as well as a longer perspective on cultivation in both countries, signal the need for more careful analysis of the opium trade, and not wild conjecture. How has the junta’s State ...

Guest: Amitav Ghosh is the author of several bestselling books including, Ibis Trilogy; his latest is Smoke and Ashes: Opiums Hidden Histories.

which ruled China from 1644 to 1912. Two wars took place, both fought essentially over the illegal trade of opium and the expansion of territory claimed by the British in the region. In the eyes ...

Southeast Asian country is now the world’s largest producer of opium and one of the largest manufacturers of synthetic drugs ...

while warning of strong prospects for future expansion of the deadly trade. The Myanmar Opium Survey 2024 issued by the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime says that after three consecutive ...

Despite a slight decrease in opium production, the UNODC warned that the conditions were in place for its continued expansion. Myanmar remained the world’s top producer of opium in 2024 despite ...

(UNODC via AP) BANGKOK (AP) — There has been a slight drop in the production of opium in Myanmar, the world’s biggest source of the illicit drug from which heroin is derived, experts from the United ...

Britain defeats China in the first Opium War, opening China to Western powers for trade, Christian missions, and legalizin ...

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