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Hegseth in Panama as 19 Nations Join Cartel Coalition
Times Now reports that US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth visited the Jungle Operations Training Centre in Panama as 19 nations concluded a two-day meeting to launch the Americas Counter Cartel Coalition (A3C),…
The Story in Brief
Times Now reports that US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth visited the Jungle Operations Training Centre in Panama as 19 nations concluded a two-day meeting to launch the Americas Counter Cartel Coalition (A3C), also called Shield of the Americas. Hegseth said the US will work 'shoulder-to-shoulder' with partners to dismantle cartels, and announced the motto: 'We do bad things to bad people.'
The coalition, launched by President Trump in March, targets drug trafficking, illegal migration and foreign influence. Members agreed to refine campaign plans, assign lead nations and produce a formal plan by November. Hegseth called the visit a sign of commitment to train in difficult terrain. 'No environment is too harsh,' he said.
The Indian Opinion
The Trump administration's tough talk on cartels, 'we do bad things to bad people', makes for good headlines, but dismantling transnational drug networks takes more than a motto. Indian readers, familiar with cross-border crime challenges, know that regional cooperation must be sustained beyond US political cycles. The real test will be whether the 19 nations stick to the November campaign plan and share intelligence, not just slogans.
Source: timesnownews.com
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