NEW DELHI — India and the United States have agreed to undertake coordinated action against emerging narcotic threats, the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) said in a statement on Tuesday, after the federal anti-narcotics agency hosted the second India-US Drug Policy Executive Working Group meeting in New Delhi on November 2-3.

Source: ANI via APNA MA TV

The Indian delegation was led by NCB Director General Anurag Garg, while the US side was headed by Debbie Seguin, Acting Deputy Director of the White House Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP). Policymakers and law enforcement officials working on counternarcotics from both countries took part, the NCB said.

Working under the terms of reference of the India-US Drug Policy Framework, the meeting reviewed bilateral cooperation against illicit drug trafficking and identified priority areas: strengthening intelligence sharing, coordinated law enforcement action, precursor control, pharmaceutical supply chain integrity and drug demand reduction.

Source: Hindu BusinessLine

In his opening remarks, Garg highlighted the India Vision Roadmap 2026-2029, which the NCB said was formulated under the guidance of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the leadership of Union Home Minister Amit Shah. The roadmap sets out a strategy against the illicit narcotics trade built on network-centric investigations, precursor control, financial investigations, prevention and rehabilitation.

The delegations also discussed current drug trafficking trends and emerging threats, and welcomed joint operations including Operation MedMax and Operation WIPE, according to reports of the meeting. The two sides built on the progress of the first Executive Working Group meeting, held in Washington, DC, in January 2026.

Source: Inshorts / NCB release summary

What happens next

The NCB said the meeting underlined the shared commitment of both countries to advance counternarcotics cooperation for the safety of their communities. No new treaty or funding figure was announced; the agreed work now moves to the agencies responsible for intelligence sharing, precursor control and joint enforcement.