India Issues Travel Advisory After US Military Operation In Venezuela

The MEA has issued a Venezuela travel advisory urging Indian nationals to postpone non urgent travel amid US led operations that affected security around key sites. The advisory provides emergency contact details and stresses monitoring evolving events.

India’s ministry of external affairs has urged citizens to stay away from Venezuela, after the United States carried out multiple military strikes and announced the capture of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and Maduro’s wife during an operation early on Saturday.

The advisory said Indians should avoid any non-essential travel because of the volatile security situation in the South American country, where explosions and low-flying aircraft were reported around key sites, including La Carlota airport, following the United States-led action.

Venezuela travel advisory and details of US military operation

Earlier, US President Donald Trump revealed that American forces had seized Nicolas Maduro and Maduro’s wife, following weeks of pressure from the Trump administration. Talking to media, Trump said the United States would take a primary role in shaping events in Venezuela going forward.

During the interview, Trump stated: "We'll be involved in it very much," and added: "We can't take a chance in letting somebody else run and just take over what he left." Trump later told reporters that Washington planned to oversee Venezuela’s administration for a period.

Venezuela travel advisory and Trump’s description of the raid

Trump addressed the media after confirmation of the operation, saying: "We're going to run the country until such time as we can do a safe, proper and judicious transition." Trump called the raid "one of the most stunning attacks and effective and powerful displays of American military might and competence in American history".

Trump argued that no other state could have matched the speed or scale of the mission. "No nation in the world could achieve what America achieved yesterday," Trump said, claiming Venezuelan military capabilities had been fully neutralised by the strikes that triggered India’s latest advisory.

The MEA has "strongly advised" Indian nationals to delay trips that are not urgent and asked those already in Venezuela to stay in close touch through the dedicated email and emergency phone line, as officials continue to watch how the United States operation shapes the situation on the ground.