Venezuela V-P to take over as Maduro held in U.S. jail

Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro was held in a New York prison on Sunday to face criminal charges after being captured in a nighttime military operation done without approval from the U.S. Congress, even as the South American country's top court appointed Vice-President Delcy Rodríguez as interim leader

Centre will allow multiple airports in major cities, says Civil Aviation Minister

Union Civil Aviation Minister K. Rammohan Naidu said on Sunday that the Union government would allow functioning of two or more airports each in major cities in view of increased air passenger traffic across the country.

"The Centre will review the existing policy that bars the functioning of two airports within a 150-km radius," 

India's Russian oil imports at six-month high in November

India's Russian oil imports rose to a six-month high in terms of volume and value in November 2025, with its share in India's overall oil imports rising to 35%, latest data show. 

Tragedy and farce

Tragedy has followed every act of imperialism by the U.S., but under President Donald Trump, the consequences have also taken on a farcical character, typical of the Theatre of the Absurd. In 2003, the invasion of Iraq, on false premises to depose a dictator and "export" democracy, instead rendered the nation asunder, birthed outfits such as ISIS, and destabilised West Asia. 

Security camps, the game changer in the Maoist fight

Maoism in India has been significantly curbed. The dip in Maoistrelated violence, especially over the last two years, has restricted the insurgency to few pockets in the Bastar division of Chhattisgarh.

Government data show that violent incidents have reduced by almost 90% from 2010 to 2025.

The number of Left Wing Extremism (LWE)-affected districts fell from 126 to 90 in April 2018, 70 in July 2021, 38 in April 2024, 18 in April 2025 and only 11 in October 2025. Only three districts - Bijapur, Narayanpur and Sukma, in south Bastar - are categorised as most affected. 

India loses 0.4% of its GDP every year to natural disasters

Emerging Asian economies that comprise India, China, and the ASEAN-11, face an escalating threat from natural disasters that are growing in both frequency and intensity. Over the past decade, the region has had an average of 100 disasters annually, impacting approximately 80 million people.

The uncertainty after Maduro

Removing a leader through force or arrest has rarely delivered stable political outcomes, as past U.S. interventions show.

Without nationbuilding or long-term engagement, U.S. goals of a nonsocialist, stable government in Caracas are unlikely to be achieved. 

Political instability, constitutional change, and the military's hold over Pakistan

Pakistan's political history shows a recurring pattern in which civilian governments struggle to assert authority amid deep social divisions and weak institutions; the appointment of Asim Munir as Chief of Defence Force reflects continuity rather than rupture in how power operates in the country. 

Venezuela crisis unlikely to hit India's energy security

The United States attack on Venezuela is unlikely to have any direct impact on India's energy security, an analysis of the latest data shows.

Numbers from the Commerce and Industry Ministry show that India import-ed $255.3 million worth of oil from Venezuela in the current financial year up to November 2025, about 0.3% of its total oil import during this period. 

Rajnath Singh to commission new Coast Guard ship today

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh will commission Indian Coast Guard ship Samudra Pratap, the first of two pollution control vessels, in Goa on Monday. The vessel is equipped with advanced systems to detect oil spills, enabling comprehensive pollution response operations within the Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) and beyond.