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Why Has Punjab Failed to Overcome Its Drug Crisis? Causes and Challenges Explained | UPSC Current Affairs Punjab Drug Crisis has become one of India's most serious social, health and internal security challenges. Despite multiple government crackdowns, de-addiction drives and anti-narcotics operations, why has Punjab failed to overcome its drug crisis? In this video, we decode the deep-rooted causes, challenges, and way forward for Punjab's drug menace. From Golden Crescent proximity, cross-border narco-terrorism from Pakistan, unemployment and youth distress to political-criminal nexus and failure of rehabilitation, this issue is critical for UPSC Mains GS2 (Social Justice, Health), GS3 (Internal Security, Linkages of Organized Crime with Terrorism), and Essay. 🔍 WHAT YOU WILL LEARN: ✓ History & Scale of Punjab Drug Crisis - Udta Punjab to Present ✓ Major Causes: Pakistan ISI & Narco-Terrorism, Golden Crescent Route ✓ Unemployment, Migration, Peer Pressure & Mental Health Factors ✓ Political-Criminal-Police Nexus & Enforcement Challenges ✓ Impact: Health, Economy, Youth, Law & Order ✓ Government Response: PIT-NDPS, NCB, Anti-Narcotics Task Force (ANTF), Nasha Mukt Bharat Abhiyan ✓ Way Forward & Best Practices for De-addiction & Rehabilitation ✓ UPSC Relevance for Prelims & Mains This analysis is based on The Hindu, Indian Express, PIB, AIIMS Report & Parliamentary Data. Essential for UPSC CSE 2026-27, State PCS, CAPF. 📚 Brought to you by VAJIRAO & REDDY INSTITUTE - India's Top Potential Training Institute for IAS. 👉 Subscribe for Daily Current Affairs Analysis for UPSC #PunjabDrugCrisis #UdtaPunjab #WhyPunjabFailed #DrugMenace #NarcoTerrorism #PunjabNews #InternalSecurity #GoldenCrescent #PakistanDrugSmuggling #UPSC2026 #UPSCCurrentAffairs #GS3InternalSecurity #SocialJustice #NashaMuktBharat #NDPSAct #PunjabPolice #YouthOfPunjab #VajiraoAndReddyInstitute #TheHinduAnalysis #CurrentAffairsUPSC #DrugAbuseIndia