New Delhi, April 16 -- World Anti Doping Agency president Witold Banka's visit to India came at a time when rising doping cases in the country has become a major cause of concern. India has been at the top of global doping charts for the last three years.

WADA disclosed the results of its Global Anti-Doping Intelligence and Investigations Network (GAIIN) project that has thrown some startling figures. The large-scale international investigation started three years ago involved more than 20 countries that led to the seizure of several tons of performance-enhancing drugs, coordinated by WADA, INTERPOL, and Europol.

During investigations multiple seizures of performance-enhancing drugs pointed to networks based in India, which has led WADA...