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U.S. and India Launch Executive Drug Policy Group to Coordinate Counter-Narcotics Efforts

Officials cast the drug threat as a national security priority requiring whole-of-government coordination.

Indian Ambassador to the USA, Vinay Mohan Kwatra in a group photograph with Director of the Office of National Drug Control Policy, Sara Carter and others during the India-US Drug Policy Framework Executive Group meeting on Counter-narcotics Cooperation, in Washington, DC on Thursday. | X/@IndianEmbassyUS X

Overview

  • The inaugural meeting was held in Washington, D.C., on January 20–21 with ONDCP Director Sara Carter opening the session.
  • Acting ONDCP Deputy Director Debbie Seguin and India’s NCB Deputy Director General Monika Ashish Batra were named as co-leads.
  • Both governments committed to dismantling illicit drug production and trafficking and to preventing diversion of precursor chemicals.
  • Participants emphasized securing pharmaceutical supply chains under national rules without disrupting legitimate trade.
  • Officials said the group will deliver tangible, measurable outcomes and build on recent joint operations targeting narcotics networks.