Guwahati, Sept. 18 -- President Donald Trump has identified 23 countries, including China, Afghanistan, India, and Pakistan, as major drug transit or illicit drug-producing nations, citing their role in manufacturing and trafficking drugs and precursor chemicals that threaten U.S. security.

The designation was submitted to Congress on Monday (September 15, 2025) in a "Presidential Determination."

The full list of countries includes Afghanistan, The Bahamas, Belize, Bolivia, Burma, China, Colombia, Costa Rica, the Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Haiti, Honduras, India, Jamaica, Laos, Mexico, Nicaragua, Pakistan, Panama, Peru, and Venezuela.

The U.S. State Department clarified that inclusion on the list does not nece...