Overview
- Congress MPs Shashi Tharoor and Abhishek Manu Singhvi criticised the U.S. action, calling it a breach of international law and likening it to imperial‑era politics.
- India’s Ministry of External Affairs issued a statement expressing deep concern, urging peaceful dialogue, and saying the embassy in Caracas is assisting the Indian community.
- U.S. forces carried out strikes in Caracas and captured Nicolás Maduro and Cilia Flores, who were flown to New York and are reported to be held at the Metropolitan Detention Center in Brooklyn to face narcotics and weapons indictments.
- Venezuelan authorities declared a state of emergency, with news reports citing at least 40 deaths following the attacks.
- Global criticism followed from China, Russia, France and Iran, President Donald Trump shared an image of the detention and said he monitored the mission from Mar‑a‑Lago, and Secretary of State Marco Rubio framed the operation as a targeted law‑enforcement arrest rather than a war.