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Sunday, March 15, 2026
TopicFentanyl

Topic: fentanyl

Who was Mexican drug lord El Mencho, killed in US-backed military op

Cartel violence flared up in Mexico after El Mencho was fatally wounded in military op. His killing comes amid heightened pressure on Mexico from US to intensify its crackdown on cartels.

US sanctions 2 Indians for supplying ‘prescription pills filled with fentanyl’ to American citizens

This comes week after visas of some Indian executives were revoked over links to trade in fentanyl precursors. Synthetic opioid termed main cause of death of Americans aged 18-45.

US revokes visas of Indian executives & their families over ‘fentanyl smuggling links’

Move comes a day after India was designated by Trump administration as a major drug transit country, and multiple US deportations and visa restrictions earlier this year.

The US-China dispute over fentanyl drug & why Japan is caught in the crossfire

Fentanyl is considered a major driver of the US opioid crisis. US-China conflict stems from allegations that Beijing insufficiently regulates exports of precursor chemicals for fentanyl.

India, China top state actors in supply of precursors for illicit fentanyl—US annual intel report

The annual threat assessment report, which consists of unclassified intelligence relating to national security threats to the US, was published by office of US DNI Tulsi Gabbard.

Trump tariffs looming, Mexico extradites drug lord wanted for US DEA agent murder, 28 other kingpins

Mexico handed over Rafael Quintero, implicated in killing DEA agent Enrique Camarena, as well as Jose Angel Canobbio, who is from a faction of Sinaloa Cartel, led by El Chapo's sons.

Trump vows 25% tariffs for Mexico, Canada; additional 10% on China over fentanyl effective from 4 March

Beijing has less than a week to publish countermeasures as US administration takes a harder stance on its rival, despite backing down on 60% tariff threat after Trump took office.

Watch CutTheClutter: How Trump is setting the tone for an aggressive & polarising presidency

In episode 1601 of #CutTheClutter, Editor-in-Chief Shekhar Gupta discusses Trump’s rejection of traditional diplomacy & willingness to use executive power to implement rapid changes.

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Menstrual leave doesn’t work in ‘real world’. And that real world is designed by, for men

When a woman menstruates, when/if she decides to marry, when/if she decides to have kids, should not be factors when looking at a woman’s potential from a hiring standpoint.

US strike on Iran’s key oil export island Kharg raises fears of wider supply disruption

President Trump said the US had bombed military targets on Kharg Island in the Persian Gulf, but spared oil infrastructure.

Supreme Leader Mojtaba, the man Iran must keep alive & the secret force ‘tasked with it’—all about NOPO

The Nirouyeh Vijeh Pasdaran Velayat, or NOPO, was the only force Ali Khamenei trusted.It was founded in 1991 and is more feared than the Revolutionary Guards.

Peaceful power transfers followed uprisings in India’s neighbourhood. It’s a sign of mature democracies

Rating democracies is a tricky business. I am only using the simple metric of who in the Indian subcontinent has had the most peaceful, stable, normal political transitions and continuity.