NEW DELHI, Aug. 3 -- Prime Minister Narendra Modi said that hostile countries are exploiting the illegal drug trade as a tool to promote terrorism and weaken India's younger generation, stressing that the fight against narcotics is not only a social responsibility but also a matter of national security.

Launching the 100-week "Nasha Mukt Yuva for Viksit Bharat Sankalp Abhiyan", the Prime Minister called upon citizens, families, educational institutions and social organisations to work together in eliminating drug addiction and protecting the country's youth from the growing menace of substance abuse.

Addressing the gathering, Modi described India's youth as the driving force behind the vision of Viksit Bharat, saying that addiction dest...