India has been named as a “major drug transit or major illicit drug producing countries” by the United States. In a ‘Presidential Determination’ submitted to Congress on Monday, US President Donald Trump listed India among 23 countries identified as major drug transit or illicit drug-producing countries. Along with India, China, Afghanistan and Pakistan have also been flagged. Trump warned that the production and trafficking of narcotics and precursor chemicals from these countries pose a threat to the safety of the US and its citizens.

Trump stated that tansnational organised crime’s trafficking of fentanyl and other deadly illicit drugs into the US has created a national emergency. He mentioned the situation has triggered public health crisis and remains the leading cause of death for A

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