Illicit Drug Trafficking and Dumping of Chinese Goods in India via Myanmar: A Case Study of Manipur

Security as the preservation of the state from external threat, and exclusiveness of the state-centric approach of international relations, is not enough to explain the present-day discourse of security. The issue of dumping is primarily international price discrimination, where the exporting firm benefits in a foreign market and the demand for the good is more elastic than the demand in the company’s home market. It is an act of disposing of cheap, substandard goods to less developed countries. This can create acute destruction of indigenous industries and result in national economic security threats. On the other hand, drug trafficking is considered the deadliest global crime which can have serious implications on national security. The nature of these threats is transnational, and this phenomenon is an excruciating path to devastation and post-existential threats to certain states. Many parts of India are infected with these threats. This chapter explores the affected areas of northeast India, Manipur, especially illicit drug trafficking and the issue of dumping catching as a crisis that affects economic as well as internal security. Especially, the issue of dumping, illicit drug trafficking, and associated threats are going to be the greatest obstacle in the near future, especially in the projection of Act East policy.