The oil-rich South American nation of Venezuela is in the throes of a political crisis. Elected president Nicolas Maduro is facing a challenge to his leadership by Venezuela’s self-declared interim President, 35-year-old Juan Guaido has US backing for his claims but his detractors say he is a puppet of the Trump administration. Indeed, they say that the US has been trying to effect a coup d’état in order to overthrow Maduro driven by the desire to control Venezuela’s vast oil reserves. Maduro’s critics, including US president Donald Trump, describe him as a dictator. Guaido’s presidential claims have been recognised as Venezuela’s president not just by the US but also leading European countries like the UK, France and Germany. Amidst President Maduro’s refusal to step down, President Trump has even threatened military intervention in Venezuela. SNI’s Deputy Editor Parul Chandra spoke to the Venezuelan ambassador to India, Augusto Montiel who said that it’s only Venezuelans who will decide who the President of their country will be and not the US.
The Hormuz closure wasn't a miscalculation — it was the missing piece. With maritime routes uninsurable and IMEC the last corridor standing, Trump has seized control of global trade infrastructure through a private governance body accountable to no one but its chairman for life.
India's Ujjwala Yojana gave 100 million poor women clean cooking fuel and changed rural life forever. But every cylinder traveled through a single 33-kilometer strait. No reserve was built. No alternative was prepared. When Hormuz closed, the real catastrophe unfolded.
Examination infrastructure provided by TCS has shown to be compromised by groups within and from outside. It is time to consider these companies as "National Champions" and brought under proper security regulations.
Four years. Nine FIRs. A Malaysia-linked handler. A WhatsApp targeting dashboard. And a company that holds the keys to JEE, NEET, and India's banking exams. Is TCS Nashik case merely a workplace scandal? No. It is organized civilizational and economic warfare against Hindu India.
