Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday called for a dedicated G20 Initiative to confront the drug–terror nexus, emphasizing the urgent need to curb the spread and trafficking of dangerous synthetic substances like fentanyl and to dismantle the criminal economy that fuels terrorism.

Expressing concern over the rapid global proliferation of highly potent synthetic drugs, he warned that substances such as fentanyl pose severe risks to public health, social stability, and security systems around the world.

Modi proposed that the new G20 Initiative on Countering the Drug–Terror Nexus integrate financial, governance, and security frameworks. Its core priorities would include dismantling drug-trafficking networks, disrupting illicit financial flows, and weakening a major source of funding for

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