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TopicVenezuela

Topic: Venezuela

Venezuela’s oil industry has been running day-to-day ops on phone calls & WhatsApp

A 15 December cyber attack shut down PDVSA’s system, leaving the company to run its business outside its own technological networks.

Trump is not merely controlling the backyard. He is disrupting networks that lie beneath

Simplifying Trump-era actions as incoherent misses their strategic logic.

Venezuelan economy did not collapse overnight. 4 decades of stagnation is the cause

In 1980, South American countries exhibited similar income levels, with Venezuela ranking among the more affluent economies. By 2023, this landscape had significantly altered.

What the US did in Venezuela shows the world is still at the mercy of brute power

India needs to urgently draw attention to the total failure of the United Nations in preventing wars, unilateral sanctions, unlawful interventions and threats to sovereignty.

Tulsi Gabbard’s 2019 ‘stay out of Venezuela’ remark keeps her out of Trump’s Maduro plan

The move to cut her out of the meetings was so well-known that some White House aides joked that the acronym of her title, DNI, stood for “Do Not Invite”.

Indians likely part of captured crew of Russia-linked oil tanker seized by US in Atlantic

Official confirmation is awaited, but Russian state broadcaster says at least 3 Indians were part of 28-member crew of M/V Bella 1, which was originally sailing under flag of Guyana.

In photos: Venezuela’s rule by fear endures after Maduro’s capture by US

Even with the Trump administration asserting control of Venezuela, its government appears to be leaning on familiar tools — security patrols, detentions and retaliation.

The Maduro raid: A military victory with no viable endgame

Despite ousting Maduro, the lack of a credible post-raid strategy risks chaos, fragmentation and power vacuums.

US has entered Venezuela without a clear democratic roadmap—an open-ended foreign occupation

While many leaders in the region have condemned the US military's intervention in Venezuela, it is unclear if countries in the region will be willing or able to truly push back.

US invasion of Venezuela is end of international order. India must focus on cold calculations

Trump’s action in Venezuela is likely to raise questions about the choices that US allies and partners face today, putting even greater stress on the international order.

On Camera

Controversial dog-walker IAS Sanjeev Khirwar is back in Delhi. What happened to his wife?

In 2022, athletes claimed they were asked to wind up training early at Thyagraj Stadium so that the IAS couple could walk their dog. Then came the memes and public outrage.

IndiGo profit plunges 78% as Dec meltdown with 3k flight cancellations takes a toll

Net income for InterGlobe Aviation Ltd slipped 78 percent to Rs 5.5 billion for the three months ended Dec 31 compared with the year-ago period.

Rafale saga: 25 yrs of detours, deadlocks & political hesitation. Now IAF getting what it always wanted

Instead of buying more Mirages outright in early 2000s, the requirement was tweaked in favour of a medium-weight, multi-role fighter with Mirage-like performance. 

Pakistan se azaadi. Grow up India, stop giving it prime real estate in your psyche

Pakistan not only has zero chance of catching up with India in most areas, but will inevitably see the gap rising. Its leaders will offer its people the same snake oil in different bottles.