A senior official from India’s Communist Party has issued a scathing condemnation of United States foreign policy toward Venezuela, characterizing recent actions as imperialist aggression driven by resource exploitation motives.
Arun Kumar, a Political Bureau member of the Communist Party of India (Marxist) or CPI(M), delivered sharp criticisms in statements to Prensa Latina, denouncing what he termed the “kidnapping” of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and First Lady Cilia Flores. Kumar asserted this action aligns strategically with the recently unveiled US National Security Strategy 2025, which he claims explicitly treats Latin America as American territory.
The Indian communist leader elaborated that the US administration now considers any nation establishing trade relationships outside Washington’s approved network as aggressors subject to punitive measures. “This doctrine explains why Venezuela, with its substantial petroleum reserves and natural wealth, has become a primary target,” Kumar stated, characterizing US imperialism as “brazen, ambitious, and aggressive” in its openly declared intentions to control Venezuelan oil resources.
Kumar framed the situation within broader global power dynamics, accusing former President Trump of seeking to impose worldwide hegemony. “We must oppose imperialism and protect the right of nations to sovereignty,” he emphasized, “ensuring countries can govern according to their people’s will without external coercion.”
The CPI(M) official confirmed these principles motivate his party’s organized protests against US policies toward Venezuela, positioning the struggle as part of a larger resistance against American imperial overreach in global affairs.