Trump lauded PM Modi’s efforts to curb illicit opium poppy cultivation, even as he named India among 23 major drug transit or illicit drug-producing countries.

Trump welcomed India’s efforts to address illicit opium poppy cultivation and bolster supply-chain integrity, while urging China to tighten controls on precursor chemicals used to produce fentanyl, methamphetamine and other synthetic drugs.

Trump highlighted what he described as "historic progress" by his administration in tackling drug trafficking and narcoterrorist organisations.

The two developments appear together in the latest US counter-narcotics assessment submitted to the Congress on September 15.

Trump praises India's efforts against poppy farming while urging China to combat precursor chemicals for synthetic drugs.

Trump praises India's efforts against poppy farming while urging China to combat precursor chemicals for synthetic drugs.