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Venezuela ex-envoy Y K Sinha is guest at Explained.Live today
Sinha has served as India’s ambassador to Venezuela and has managed India’s bilateral ties with Iran as a Joint Secretary in the Ministry of External Affairs. He also served as India’s High Commissioner to the UK and Sri Lanka.
Former Indian diplomat Y K Sinha
As the US captured Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and threatened to intervene in Iran, it brought back memories of American intervention in the Middle East and Afghanistan.
US President Donald Trump had said he is running Venezuela and announced to Iranian protesters that help was on its way. While he has stopped making threats on Iran, his tendency to intervene hasn’t stopped — as he now wants to take over Greenland.
In this era of turmoil, there are many pertinent questions: What does the US intervention in Venezuela mean for the world order? Is President Trump going to intervene in Iran? What are his options? How is Venezuela looking at the post-Maduro regime? How significant are these protests in Iran? How strong or weak is the Iranian regime? Will it survive? What happens if the Iranian regime collapses? What does US intervention in Venezuela and possible escalation in Iran mean for India? What will be India’s role? Will it take a position against the US’ intervention?
To understand what’s happening in Venezuela and Iran, and answer all these questions and more, join us in the next edition of Express Explained.Live with former Indian diplomat Y K Sinha on January 22 at 6 pm.
Sinha has served as India’s ambassador to Venezuela and has managed India’s bilateral ties with Iran as a Joint Secretary in the Ministry of External Affairs. He also served as India’s High Commissioner to the UK and Sri Lanka.
He will be in conversation with Shubhajit Roy, Diplomatic Editor, The Indian Express.
Express Explained.Live is a unique series of explanatory conversations that The Indian Express hosts from time to time.
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Expert Guests at Explained.Live sessions have included former Indian ambassador to China Gautam Bambawale, former Foreign Secretary Shyam Saran, former Indian ambassador to US Arun K Singh, former Indian High Commissioner to Bangladesh Pinak Ranjan Chakravarty, former Indian ambassador to Russia D B Venkatesh Varma and former Foreign Secretary, Indian ambassador to China Vijay Gokhale, former Indian High Commissioner to Pakistan T C A Raghavan, former G20 Sous Sherpa J S Mukul, former Indian ambassador to the US, Taranjit Singh Sandhu, former Indian ambassador to US, UK and Israel Navtej Sarna, among others.
Topic: US moves on Venezuela and Iran: What’s next?
Date: January 22, 2026
Time: 6 pm
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