Comparing free-speech regimes by reading their constitutions gets you the wrong answer. India's enumerated restrictions are not far from Germany's, and further from America's. The difference that matters is that a struck-down provision produced twice as many cases after it was struck down as before.
South India, once seen as immune to drug abuse, is now battling a severe narcotics crisis. This post explores how economic distress and international cartels have transformed states like Kerala and Andhra Pradesh into major hubs for drug consumption and supply.
