Neeraj Kumar, and Jyotsna Mohan Bhargava in conversation Maya Mirchandani

Drugs and substance abuse are rampant at every level of Indian society and present clear and present danger to the nation. Yet media attention tends to address the symptoms of the malaise rather than systemic challenges and enabling causes. A session that takes a long hard look at the problem and its alarming dimensions through the perspectives of a policeman who has understanding on the criminal nexus, a journalist and writer who has written on substance abuse and a journalist who examines the larger picture as well as the distractions of political and media messaging.