Darjeeling (West Bengal) [India], January 6 (ANI): Former Foreign Secretary and Rajya Sabha MP Harsh Vardhan Shringla said that US foreign policy allows the country to respond if it perceives any threat in its region.
Speaking to ANI, Shringla said India had issued an advisory for its citizens in Venezuela in response to recent developments. “What we have seen is that the current US foreign policy is that if any situation arises in their region, whether it’s North America or South America, that poses a threat or a challenge to the US, then the US has the right to respond. And what we are seeing, what the US has done, is in accordance with that policy. They have apprehended the Venezuelan president, Maduro, on drug charges and have registered a case against him in a New York court,” he said.
Shringla added, “Regarding what they have done, the Indian government has issued an advisory to our citizens in that region, asking them to be careful and to contact our embassy if they face any problems or have any concerns.”
He also commented on AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi’s call for Prime Minister Narendra Modi to bring back the perpetrators of the 26/11 Mumbai attacks from Pakistan. “Action is already being taken. In Operation Sindoor, a very powerful action was taken by our side against those who attacked India. We will not spare any terrorist group that attacked our country or our citizens. We will pursue them,” Shringla said.
Owaisi, speaking ahead of the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation elections in Mumbai, referred to reports on the Trump administration’s recent operation in Venezuela and urged Prime Minister Modi to take similar action. “Today we heard that US President Donald Trump’s forces captured Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and took him from his country to America. If US President Trump can abduct Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro from his own country, then you (Prime Minister Modi) can also go to Pakistan and bring back the mastermind of the 26/11 terrorist attacks to India,” Owaisi said.
In an official X post, Owaisi wrote, “If @realDonaldTrump can pick up Venezuela’s President Nicolas Maduro from there, then why can’t @narendramodi pick up the masterminds of the 26/11 Mumbai attacks from Pakistan?” He also shared a video of himself making the statement.
On Saturday, Washington carried out a “large-scale strike against Venezuela,” resulting in the capture of deposed dictator Nicolas Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, in Caracas. They were flown out of the country in a joint operation involving US intelligence and law enforcement agencies. Trump stated that Maduro and his wife have been indicted on alleged drug trafficking and narco-terrorism conspiracy charges in the Southern District of New York and will face trial. American forces carried out the nighttime operation to apprehend them.
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