Washington, April 17 (IANS) The United States is seeking a “managed” and more balanced trade relationship with China, with US Trade Representative Jamieson Greer telling lawmakers that Washington aims to reduce dependence on Beijing while avoiding escalation between the two economic powers. Testifying before a congressional panel, Greer said the Trump administration’s tariff strategy has already begun reshaping trade flows, particularly with China, which remains central to US economic a…
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Washington, March 27 (IANS) A surge in counterfeit prescription pills and emerging synthetic compounds is intensifying the drug crisis, officials have told members of the US Congress, underscoring how quickly the threat is evolving. At a House Energy and Commerce subcommittee hearing, lawmakers reviewed a package of 14 bills aimed at curbing illicit drug flows, tightening controls on new substances and improving treatment access.Officials and experts described a drug landscape that has shi…
Washington, Feb 25 (IANS) President Donald Trump declared that the United States had “obliterated Iran’s nuclear weapons program,” pushed NATO allies to sharply raise defence spending, and “ENDED 8 wars” in a sweeping projection of American military and geopolitical strength.Describing what he called “a breathtaking operation” known as “Operation Midnight Hammer,” Trump told Congress the US military had “obliterated Iran’s nuclear weapons program with an attack on Iranian s…
Washington, Feb 18 (IANS) US lawmakers moved to tighten controls on advanced American chips to prevent diversion to China and other countries of concern, even as Washington and Beijing held drug enforcement talks focused on fentanyl and synthetic opioids.US Senator Elizabeth Warren, Ranking Member of the Senate Banking Committee, co-sponsored Senator Tom Cotton’s Chip Security Act. The legislation aims to prevent advanced American chips from falling into the hands of China and other countries …
New York, Feb 6 (IANS) In a major collaboration with Indian law enforcement in the war on drugs, US authorities have cracked down on online drug-traffickers linked to the country who are allegedly responsible for six overdose deaths in the US. The US Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) said that they arrested four people in the US and seized 200 websites linked to a “transnational criminal organisation” (TCO) based in India during “Operation Meltdown”. “Leveraging its global reach, DEA actively collab…
Washington, Feb 5 (IANS) US drug agents have shut down more than 200 illegal online pharmacy websites linked to an India-based criminal network blamed for deadly overdoses in the United States.The Drug Enforcement Administration said Wednesday the websites were tied to a transnational criminal organisation that allegedly caused at least six fatal and four non-fatal overdoses. The group has been under investigation since 2022.Starting January 27, DEA field offices across the country launched coor…
New Delhi, Jan 11 (IANS) China has emerged as the dominant supplier of precursor chemicals and technical inputs that sustain the manufacture of synthetic narcotic drugs produced in Southeast Asia, particularly the Golden Triangle region, according to a media report.China’s chemical industry produces the overwhelming majority of the world’s active pharmaceutical ingredients and industrial precursors, many of which have legitimate commercial uses but can be repurposed for synthetic drug production…