Ajey Lele’s Article ‘Why Did Trump Designate Fentanyl a Weapon of Mass Destruction?’ Published in The Wire
December 29, 2025
Deputy Director General Manohar Parrikar IDSA, Gp Capt (Dr) Ajey Lele’s article ‘Why Did Trump Designate Fentanyl a Weapon of Mass Destruction?’ has been published in ‘The Wire’ on 27 December 2025.
By attaching a WMD designation to fentanyl, the Trump administration gets wider legal and political space to pursue a military action against various groups in Mexico, writes Gp Capt Lele.
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