Overview
- The Ministry of External Affairs advised Indians to avoid all non-essential travel to Venezuela and told those in the country to exercise extreme caution, restrict movement, and stay in touch with the embassy via cons.caracas@mea.gov.in or +58-412-9584288.
- In a subsequent statement, India called the developments a matter of "deep concern," urged peaceful dialogue, and said its embassy in Caracas is assisting the Indian community and monitoring the situation closely.
- U.S. officials, including President Donald Trump, say American forces struck sites in and around Caracas and captured President Nicolás Maduro and his wife Cilia Flores, with a new Southern District of New York indictment unsealed against them.
- Venezuela declared a national emergency, and reports say the Supreme Court empowered Vice President Delcy Rodríguez as acting president to ensure continuity as the crisis unfolds.
- Trump said the United States will temporarily "run" Venezuela and involve U.S. firms in its oil sector, positions that prompted sharply divided international reactions and questions over sovereignty and international law.