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- The United States has placed India on its list of 'major illicit drug producing or drug transit' countries.
- US President Donald Trump welcomed Prime Minister Narendra Modi's efforts against illicit opium poppy cultivation in an official statement.
- Pakistan and China are among 23 countries named on the list, which also includes Afghanistan, Bolivia, Burma and Colombia.
- The US clarified that inclusion on the list reflects geographic, commercial and economic factors, not a government's failure on drug control.
- The listing matters for India-US relations because Washington said it looks forward to continued cooperation through the United States-India Drug Policy Framework.
What to watch next
- Cooperation under the United States-India Drug Policy Framework
- Whether Afghanistan, Bolivia, Burma and Colombia face consequences after being judged to have 'failed demonstrably' on counternarcotics obligations
- Any Indian government response to being named on the US list
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Donald Trump
President of the United States
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“I welcome Prime Minister Modi and the Government of India’s efforts to address illicit opium poppy cultivation and bolster supply chain integrity. I look forward to continued cooperation through the United States-India Drug Policy Framework”
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…nations. United States President Donald Trump welcomed Prime Minister Narendra Modi's efforts against opium cultivation as India was among the US' list of “major illicit drug producing countries” on Wednesday. “ I welcome Prime Minister Modi and the Government of India’s efforts to address illicit opium poppy cultivation and bolster supply chain integrity. I look forward to continued cooperation through the United States-India Drug Policy Framework ,” read an official statement by the US. Along with India, Pakistan and China are also among the countries that the US has deemed as “major drug transit or major illicit drug producing” nations. Also read: India, others…
“We have inflicted unprecedented losses on our enemies, and we are just getting started”
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…to face American justice,” Trump said. He further claimed that US law enforcement agencies had recorded “record drug seizures” and that allied countries were extraditing more cartel leaders to the US than ever before. “ We have inflicted unprecedented losses on our enemies, and we are just getting started ,” Trump said. - ABOUT THE AUTHORHT News DeskFollow the latest breaking news, major developments and agenda-setting stories from India and around the world with the newsdesk at Hindustan Times. Operating round the…
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