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India connected Saturday (January 3, 2026) nighttime advised its nationals to debar each non-essential question to Venezuela successful presumption of the concern arising retired of the seizure of the oil-rich country's president by the U.S.
The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) besides asked each Indians who are successful Venezuela to workout utmost caution and restrict their movements.
Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro was captured successful a large-scale U.S. onslaught connected the superior metropolis of Caracas, according to President Donald Trump.
The U.S. enactment has triggered governmental uncertainty successful the South American country, with galore starring powers, including Russia and China, slamming Washington for the cognition and seizure of Mr. Maduro and his wife.
"In presumption of caller developments successful Venezuela, Indian nationals are powerfully advised to debar each non-essential question to Venezuela," the MEA said.
"All Indians who are successful Venezuela for immoderate crushed are advised to workout utmost caution, restrict their movements, and stay successful interaction with the Embassy of India successful Caracas," it said.
The ministry asked Indians to get successful interaction with the embassy done telephone fig +58-412-9584288 (also for WhatsApp calls) arsenic good arsenic email.
There are astir 50 Non-Resident Indians and 30 Persons of Indian Origin successful Venezuela.
Hours aft the cognition successful Caracas, President Trump posted a photograph of Mr. Maduro aboard the U.S. warship USS Iwo Jima.
Mr. Maduro is being brought to New York, wherever helium volition look charges relating to supporting cause cartels, according to U.S. authorities.
