India’s Defence Acquisition Council approved nearly Rs 79,000 crore in military modernization projects, including air defense missiles, combat drones, and long-range rockets. These crucial acquisitions aim to bolster operational readiness against evolving threats from China and Pakistan, emphasizing speed, precision, and multi-domain warfare capabilities.

US President Donald Trump has revived and expanded the Monroe Doctrine, now dubbed the “Donroe Doctrine,” to assert American dominance across the Western Hemisphere. This aggressive approach has led to military action in Venezuela, threats against Cuba and Colombia, and ambitions for Greenland, signaling a significant shift in US foreign policy.

Footage broadcast on Venezuelan state television in late November showed Maduro bouncing to an electronic beat during a rally.