Cuban Ambassador to India Juan Carlos Marsan Aguilera condemned the US military operation on January 3, 2026, that captured Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and his wife Cilia Flores on narco-terrorism charges, labeling it a “criminal and terrorist act” violating the UN Charter and international law. Speaking to ANI on January 7 amid damage in Caracas, 32 Cuban deaths, and Havana’s two-day mourning, he decried US revival of the Monroe Doctrine treating Latin America as its “backyard,” urging Global South unity via BRICS—where India holds presidency—NAM, and G77+China to counter unilateralism. From India’s strategic lens, Aguilera praised New Delhi’s balancing role and historical anti-sanctions support for Cuba, aligning with its measured MEA concerns over the crisis while safeguarding strategic autonomy amid Trump-era tensions.