Venezuela acting President dials Modi, both agree to expand ties

“We agreed to further deepen and expand our bilateral partnership in all areas,” said Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

2 min readNew DelhiUpdated: Jan 31, 2026 03:35 AM IST

Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Acting Venezuelan President Delcy Rodriguez. (Express photo)

Prime Minister Narendra Modi spoke with Venezuela’s acting President Delcy Rodriguez on Friday and the two leaders agreed to take the bilateral relations to new heights in the years ahead.

The phone call from Rodriguez to Modi was the first since the capture of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and his wife by the United States in the first week of January.

“Spoke with Acting President of Venezuela, Ms. Delcy RodriÂguez,” the Prime Minister said in a post on X.

“We agreed to further deepen and expand our bilateral partnership in all areas, with a shared vision of taking India-Venezuela relations to new heights in the years ahead,” he added. Rodriguez took over as the interim president of Venezuela on January 5, two days after US forces seized her predecessor, Maduro, to face trial in New York.

A statement from the Prime Minister’s Office said the two leaders agreed to further expand and deepen the India-Venezuela partnership in all areas, including trade and investment, energy, digital technology, health, agriculture and people-to-people ties. They exchanged views on various regional and global issues of mutual interest, and underscored the importance of their close cooperation for the Global South, the statement said.

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