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Trump lauds India's crackdown on poppy farming; lists 23 major drug transit nations

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U.S. President Donald Trump welcomed India’s efforts to curb poppy cultivation while listing 23 countries, including India, China, and Pakistan, as major drug transit or illicit drug-producing nations in a Presidential Determination on September 16, 2026. In the directive, Trump highlighted progress made by his administration in reducing drug trafficking and overdose deaths, citing specific actions such as tightening border security and regulatory measures aimed at precursor chemicals from China.
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On September 16, 2026, U.S. President Donald Trump issued a Presidential Determination listing 23 major drug transit and illicit drug producing countries, including India, China, and Pakistan. Despite India's efforts to curb illicit poppy cultivation, the country remains on this list due to geographic, commercial, and economic factors that facilitate drug trafficking or production, not necessarily because of inadequate counterdrug measures by its government. Trump welcomed Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s initiatives and expressed optimism for continued cooperation under the United States-India Drug Policy Framework. The determination clarifies that placement on the list does not reflect current anti-drug efforts or coordination with the U.S., but rather structural conditions enabling drug transit and production.

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Mr. Trump also made it clear that appearing on the list of major drug transit and illicit drug producing countries was not necessarily a reflection of the respective government’s current counterdrug efforts, or coordination with the U.S. The Presidential Determination said countries are placed on the list, as required by U.S. law, due to a combination of geographic, commercial, and economic factors that allow drugs or precursor chemicals to transit or be produced, even if a government has engaged in robust and diligent narcotics control and law enforcement measures.
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U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday (September 16, 2026) welcomed Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s efforts to curb illicit poppy cultivation even as he identified India, China and Pakistan among 23 major drug transit and illicit drug producing countries and urged their respective leaders to address the issue. asserted
he → welcome → issue
In a Presidential Determination to the U.S. Congress, Mr. Trump said he looks forward to continued cooperation through the United States-India Drug Policy Framework. asserted
he → say → Framework
“I welcome Prime Minister Modi and the Government of India’s efforts to address illicit opium poppy cultivation and bolster supply chain integrity," he said in the official directive that was made public on Wednesday (September 16, 2026). asserted
that → welcome → Wednesday
Mr. Trump also made it clear that appearing on the list of major drug transit and illicit drug producing countries was not necessarily a reflection of the respective government’s current counterdrug efforts, or coordination with the U.S. The Presidential Determination said countries are placed on the list, as required by U.S. law, due to a combination of geographic, commercial, and economic factors that allow drugs or precursor chemicals to transit or be produced, even if a government has engaged in robust and diligent narcotics control and law enforcement measures. asserted
government → make → measures
The other major drug transit or major illicit drug producing countries identified are Afghanistan, The Bahamas, Belize, Bolivia, Burma, Colombia, Costa Rica, the Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Haiti, Honduras, Jamaica, Laos, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Peru, and Venezuela. asserted
countries → produce → ?
Mr. Trump also highlighted the "historic progress" made by his administration in tackling drug trafficking and narcoterrorist organisations. asserted
Trump → highlight → trafficking
He pointed to tighter border security, lower drug seizures and a decline in overdose deaths as evidence of the progress. asserted
He → point → progress
Mr. Trump claimed drug seizures along the U.S. southern border had dropped by more than half after what he called four years of "open border chaos". asserted
he → claim → chaos
He also said drug overdose deaths had "plunged" and claimed that the administration had saved tens of thousands of American lives. asserted
administration → say → lives
“After four years of open border chaos, seizures of fentanyl and other drugs being smuggled into the United States have been reduced by more than half, and drug overdose deaths have plunged,” Mr. Trump said. asserted
Trump → smuggle → half
He urged China to take stronger action to stem the flow of precursor chemicals used to produce fentanyl, methamphetamine and other synthetic drugs. asserted
He → urge → fentanyl
“The PRC continues to be the world’s largest producer of many of the precursor chemicals used to illicitly produce fentanyl, methamphetamine, and other deadly synthetic drugs,” Mr. Trump said, referring to China by its official designation, the People's Republic of China. asserted
Trump → continue → China
Mr. Trump said he had raised the issue directly with Chinese President Xi Jinping and noted that Beijing had introduced licensing requirements last year for companies exporting designated precursor chemicals to North America. asserted
Beijing → say → America
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