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Dr G Shreekumar Menon

Dr G Shreekumar Menon

- Opinion
- April 5, 2025, 2:19 PM IST
Opinion | Scapegoating India And China Won’t Solve America’s Fentanyl Crisis
Imagine India demanding Dubai prevent every passenger from bringing in smuggled gold. That's the equivalent of the US expecting India to guarantee fentanyl-free shipments. Effective customs requires domestic action, not international blame-shifting
- Opinion
- March 17, 2025, 12:26 PM IST
Opinion | 14kg Gold, Zero Detection: Airport Security In The Spotlight
14kg of gold went undetected, not once, but on multiple trips by Kannada actress Ranya Rao. This highlights a critical need for stricter screening protocols and an overhaul of security measures
- Opinion
- February 23, 2025, 7:58 PM IST
Opinion | Why National Education Policy Rattles DMK?
The opposition to the three-language formula stems from the calculated design to keep a tight stranglehold on the Tamil speaking population, to ensure that they get access to only Tamil language
- Opinion
- February 12, 2025, 10:18 AM IST
Opinion | The World Is Awash In Meth: It’s Time For A Coordinated Global Crackdown
Methamphetamine drug trafficking network spans multiple regions and involves many individuals and organisations across the globe, thereby complicating and delaying investigations
- Opinion
- December 17, 2024, 2:14 PM IST
Opinion: The History Of Cocaine-Laced Wine
The rising trend of cocaine use among younger age groups, who commonly use it at parties, raves, concerts, clubs, and even sporting events is an unhealthy coping mechanism in response to psychological distress
- Opinion
- November 11, 2024, 6:41 PM IST
Opinion | How A Cocaine Addict Became The Father Of Modern American Surgery
Despite his struggles with cocaine and morphine, William Stewart Halsted achieved surgical greatness at Johns Hopkins, pioneering a new era of safer, more methodical operating room practices
- Opinion
- November 1, 2024, 4:51 PM IST
Opinion | Mexican Drug Cartels Gaining Foothold In India Should Ring Alarm Bells
Indian enforcement agencies need to scrutinise the growing cocaine seizures, very deeply, for the West Asian connection, due to the large number of expatriates there and their frequent travels and investments in real estate, liquor and entertainment industry in India
- Opinion
- September 25, 2024, 1:34 PM IST
Opinion | Tirupati Ladoo Row: The Great ‘Prasadam’ Debate of Our Generation
The misconceived interpretation of secularism in India by politicians, ironically by Hindus themselves, has ensured total liberty for foreign religions and tight control over only Hindu temples
- Opinion
- September 20, 2024, 5:43 PM IST
Opinion | The Black Triangle’s Grip: How Drug Money Fuels Manipur’s Conflict and Threatens South Asia
Manipur’s conflict is not merely a localised issue. The ‘Black Triangle’s’ illicit drug trade, coupled with the involvement of transnational criminal and terrorist elements, has transformed it into a regional security challenge with global implications
- Opinion
- September 17, 2024, 10:38 AM IST
Opinion | Reasserting State Power in Violence-Torn Manipur
The government needs to firmly remind all divisive forces, whether local or international, that we had successfully partnered once with the British in the Opium Wars that devastated China
- Opinion
- July 21, 2024, 6:21 PM IST
Opinion | Terrorism in Jammu & Kashmir: A Wake-Up Call
The recent surge in soldier casualties demands a frank assessment of our counterterrorism strategies
- Opinion
- July 13, 2024, 7:47 PM IST
Opinion | China’s Clandestine Chemical Romance
China's calls for global adherence to international norms ring hollow in the face of its own opaque chemical exports. A recent seizure in India, revealing just a fraction of this trade, underscores the need to address Beijing's double standard
- Opinion
- July 10, 2024, 5:16 PM IST
Opinion | Kallatra Abbas Haji: The Don Who Left A Legal Imprint
While many sought to escape the law, Haji left a lasting impact, not through violence, but through a legal battle that redefined the interpretation of the Customs Act
- Opinion
- June 1, 2024, 2:58 PM IST
Opinion | The Sicilian Mafia’s ‘Good’ Twin: Meet the Dons of Kasaragod
They smuggled tons of gold but never stole lives. The dons of Kasaragod operated by as surprising code: respect for authorities, generosity towards their community. Were they Robin Hoods? Hardly. But in the murky world of organised crime, their restraint raises intriguing questions
- Opinion
- May 20, 2024, 5:59 PM IST
Opinion | The Mulbagal Murder: A Cold Case Still Burning After 30 Years
Over 30 years have elapsed since the assassination of M.B. Moosa, but there is hardly any progress in the investigations, and it is most likely to be closed as unsolved. The lone assassin Mohammed Dossa, remains untraceable

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