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Nicolás Maduro, Venezuela's controversial president since 2013, was captured in a US raid following airstrikes on January 3, 2026. Rising from a bus driver and union leader to Hugo Chávez's successor, Maduro faced accusations of election fraud, economic mismanagement, and drug trafficking. His regime's alliances with Russia and Iran fueled US tensions, culminating in his arrest on narco-terrorism charges. Now in US custody, his fall marks a dramatic end to Chavismo's grip.

Deposed Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro and wife Cilia Flores pleaded not guilty to narco-terrorism charges in New York federal court on January 5, 2026. Maduro defiantly claimed he remains Venezuela's legitimate president despite dramatic US capture in airstrikes. The couple faces allegations of leading a 25-year cocaine trafficking conspiracy. Case raises unprecedented questions on prosecuting foreign leaders in US courts.

In a bold critique, senior Congress leader Prithviraj Chavan blasts the Modi government's silence on Venezuela's crisis, where an elected president was allegedly ousted in violation of international law. Warning that India could face a similar fate, Chavan questions unproven US drug charges against Nicolas Maduro and links the turmoil to Venezuela's vast oil reserves. He urges India to take a firm stand on global issues like Ukraine and Israel-Hamas to assert its leadership and UN ambitions, rather than fearing American influence.