Trump lists Afghanistan, India, China, and Pakistan as key nations for the transit and production of illegal drugs.

India, Pakistan, China, and Afghanistan are among the 23 countries that US President Donald Trump has designated as "major drug transit or major illicit drug producing countries." He has warned that the production and trafficking of drugs and precursor chemicals from these countries poses a threat to the safety of the US and its citizens.The list, referred to as the "Major's List" in Washington, names nations that are either major transit points or significant sources of illegal drugs entering the United States, according to a "Presidential Determination" that Trump filed to Congress on Monday.Afghanistan, the Bahamas, Belize, Bolivia, Burma, Chile, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Haiti, Honduras, India, Jamaica, Laos, Mexico, Nicaragua, Pakistan, Panama, Peru, and Venezuela are among the countries mentioned.

According to the White House, "even if a government has engaged in robust and diligent narcotics control and law enforcement measures," the designations were made based on a combination of geographic, commercial, and economic variables that enable drug manufacture or transit. According to the State Department, being on the list does not always indicate a lack of collaboration with the US.Trump cited five countries as having "failed demonstrably" to fulfill their international counternarcotics commitments during the previous 12 months: Afghanistan, Bolivia, Burma, Colombia, and Venezuela.Regarding Afghanistan, Trump rejected the Taliban's widely reported narcotics ban, claiming that methamphetamine manufacturing and stockpiles continued to support global markets and finance terrorists. "I am once again designating Afghanistan as having failed demonstrably to uphold its drug control obligations, and some Taliban members continue to profit from this trade," he stated.