23 Dec 2009

Institute of Narcotics Studies and Analyses (INSA), New Delhi
Institute of Narcotics Studies and Analyses, New Delhi, India.
Self-description:
"A little while ago eight people experienced in narcotics addiction and enforcement wonderd why over the past hundred years there has only been improvement in the availability of all kinds of drugs. Not in curbing the supply and demand. The Institute of Narcotics Studies and Analysis is the result. We take up projects, advise, survey, analyse and try to find solutions for all kinds of headaches that narcotics causes.
Aims & Objects of INSA: [...] a) To act as an apolitical, independent and academic organisation for conducting studies on all aspects of the subject of narcotics. b) To conduct research on understanding impact of narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances on public health. c) To promote and conduct research on the development of the current global policies concerning narcotics from a broad inter-disciplinary perspective including social, cultural and economic aspects. [...]."
Site contents:
* Afghanistan (# Afghanistan's Narcotics Tangle - Old sins cast long shadows - by Romesh Bhattacharji);
* Tajikistan (# Tajikistan: Another Victim of Drug Trafficking - by Devendra Dutt);
* The people who thought up INSA ("# Mr. Anil Sharma: A Chartered Accountant by profession, actively involved with various organisations working in social sector.
# Mr. AP Kala: He is the Director General, Central Economic Intelligence Bureau, New Delhi. He was earlier Director General, Revenue Intelligence, Special Director, Directorate of Enforcement, Additional Director General of Directorate of Revenue Intelligence, Dy. Director General of Narcotics Control Bureau and Chief Commissioner of Customs, Mumbai Airport.
# Mr. Dalbir Singh: He was earlier Additional Director General of Directorate of Revenue Intelligence, Dy. Director General of Narcotics Control Bureau and Chief Commissioner of Customs, Jaipur and Chairman,Customs and Central Excise Settlement Commission.
# Mr. Devendera Dutt: Former Member (Customs, Narcotics and Anti-Smuggling) Central Board of Excise and Customs, Project Coordinator for UNODC Precursor Control Project for SAARC Countries, Director, Drug Advisory Programme of Colombo Plan and Deputy Director General of Narcotics Control Bureau,
# Dr. Rajat Ray: He is the Head of the Deptt. of Neurology at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi. Professor & Chief, National Drug Dependence Treatment Centre, M.D.(Psychiatry) and Member of International Narcotics Control Board, Vienna. He has co authored and written 21 books/papers on drug addiction and related matters in the last five years.
# Mr. Jogendra Singh: Chairman, Customs and Central Excise Settlement Commission. Former Zonal Director, Narcotics Control Bureau, Additional Director General, Revenue Intelligence and Chief Vigilance Officer, Central Board of Excise and Customs.
# Mr. Romesh Bhattacharji: Once Narcotics Commissioner of India, Additional Director General of Revenue Intelligence and Chief Commissioner of Customs, Amritsar.
# Mr. R K Tiwari: Former Member, Central Board of Excisee and Customs, Chief Commissioner of Customs, Pune, Dy. Director General, Narcotics Control Bureau and Director(Opium). Also, has been advising UNODC ROSA on number of Legal matters about narcotics.
# Mr. Vijay Shankar: Member of the 'Centre State Relations Commission'. An Indian Police Service officer has served in several Intelligence Agencies and was till recently Director, Central Bureau of Investigation.

People interested in joining us could address any one [above] and copy the e mail to Mr. Devendera Dutt at devendra.dutt--at--gmail.com ");
* Arunachal (# Arunachal's Opium Valleys - by Romesh Bhattacharji);
* Photo Albums (# Afghanistan's Narcotics Tangle - satellite pictures of opium cultivation taken in 2000 and 2001 in Nangarhar and Kandahar, Afghanistan; # Arunachal's Opium Valleys - pictures of illicit opium cultivation in Lohit and Anjaw districts of Arunachal Pradesh, India.);
* Aims.

[A site recently established and largely under construction - ed.]

URL http://narcswalpurgis.tripod.com/
Internet Archive (web.archive.org) [The site was not archived at the time of this abstract - ed.]
Link reported by: Romesh Bhattacharji (rbhattoo--at--gmail.com)
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