World order today increasingly resembles world disorder: Shashi Tharoor on Venezuela situation
New Delhi, Jan 5 (IANS) Congress MP Shashi Tharoor on Monday said India will make an appropriate response to worsening situation in Venezuela, stressing that national interest and diplomatic sensitivities must guide any such decision. “As far as the situation in Venezuela is concerned, I believe it is best left to the government to decide […]
Venezuela: Maduro brought to federal court for initial hearing
New York, Jan 5 (IANS) Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro is in a federal court on Monday to face charges of narco-terrorism after his capture by US forces in his country. Maduro and his wife, Cilio Flores, arrived at the courthouse from the notorious federal lockup, Metropolitan Detention Centre (MDC), after they were helicoptered into Manhattan […]
US Secretary of State urges realism on Venezuela transition
Washington, Jan 4 (IANS) US Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Sunday said expectations of an immediate democratic transition in Venezuela are unrealistic, cautioning against demands for instant elections following the arrest of Nicolás Maduro. Speaking on CBS’ Face the Nation, Rubio said comparisons with past US interventions were misplaced. “People analyse everything through the […]
After Maduro’s arrest, questions mount over country’s future, says former US envoy to Venezuela
Washington, Jan 4, (IANS) The arrest of Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro by US forces marks a dramatic tactical moment, but former US officials and analysts are warning that the harder and more consequential phase now lies ahead, with major questions unresolved about governance, stability and democratic transition in Venezuela. In opinion pieces published on MSNBC […]
US takeover of oil-rich Venezuela reflects race for hard power: Uday Kotak
New Delhi, Jan 4 (IANS) Kotak Mahindra Bank founder Uday Kotak said on Sunday that the US attack on Venezuela and the capture of the oil-rich country’s President Nicholas Maduro reflects the “race for hard power” between nations in today’s world. Kotak highlighted the fact that Venezuela is a country with the “largest oil reserves […]
MEA advises Indians to avoid non-essential travel to Venezuela amid fast-evolving situation
New Delhi, Jan 3 (IANS) The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) on Saturday advised Indian nationals to avoid all non-essential travel to Venezuela in view of recent developments in the South American country and the rapidly evolving security situation there. In an advisory issued through its media centre, the MEA urged Indian citizens to exercise […]
US, Venezuela face off defiantly at UNSC as tensions escalate
United Nations, Dec 24 (IANS) The US and Venezuela defiantly faced off each other at an emergency session of the Security Council as tensions continued to rise with Washington capturing two ships carrying oil from the Latin American nation and trying over the weekend to intercept another tanker headed there. “The United States will impose […]
Cuba refutes US designation of Venezuela as ‘foreign terrorist organization’
Havana, Dec 21 (IANS) Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodriguez Parrilla said that the US government’s designation of the legitimate government of Venezuela as a “foreign terrorist organization” is a politically motivated act. “It is a new arbitrary, fraudulent, unilateral and politically motivated act. It shows, once again, the lack of credibility of these decisions and […]
Brazilian president warns armed intervention in Venezuela would be ‘humanitarian catastrophe’
Foz Do Iguacu, Dec 21 (IANS) Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva said Saturday that an armed intervention in Venezuela would be “a humanitarian catastrophe” for the region and set a dangerous precedent for the world. Speaking at the 67th Summit of Heads of State of Mercosur and Associated States, Lula referred to US […]
US wages ‘psychological warfare’ against Venezuela: FM Yvan Gil
Caracas, Dec 10 (IANS) The US government is waging “psychological warfare” against Venezuela following the failure of its economic sanctions, Venezuelan Foreign Affairs Minister Yvan Gil said. “They are now resorting to psychological warfare, to military psychological warfare,” Gil said on Tuesday (local time) during the opening of the People’s Assembly for Peace and Sovereignty […]
