#AskAbhijit 318: Venezuela Regime Change! Putin, Somaliland, Slavery, Japan, Wild West, Cholas, NATO

OUTLINE:0:00 Introduction and New Year Greetings1:19 Venezuela Regime Change: US Military Operation Announced5:13 Question on Latin American Countries Allied with Maduro6:21 Maduro Captured: Details of the US Operation8:08 The Monroe Doctrine Explained (1823)8:59 Trump Corollary to the Monroe Doctrine10:01 US Justification: Democracy, Human Rights, and Oil11:23 Venezuela's Oil: 20% of World's Proven Reserves13:14 China's Oil Imports from Venezuela vs Russia and Saudi14:19 India's Oil Trade with Venezuela: Past and Present15:49 How Venezuela Strengthens US Dollar and Petrodollar System16:51 Venezuela's Allies: Cuba, Nicaragua, Bolivia, Honduras18:53 Will the US Invade Cuba and Nicaragua Next?21:17 Global Implications: Ukraine, Iran, Taiwan Connection22:32 Putin Assassination Attempt: Drone Strikes on Residence28:38 Why Russia Chose the Slow War Strategy in Ukraine36:23 Pakistan in Gaza: Peacekeeping Mission Under Trump's Plan39:24 Zia-ul-Haq's Role in Jordan: Killing 25,000 Palestinians41:21 Pakistan-Israel Relations: Actions vs Words44:23 Somaliland: Location and Strategic Importance48:38 History of Somaliland: British Colonial Era to Independence52:58 Siad Barre's Regime and Somaliland's Declaration of Independence55:45 Montevideo Criteria: Why Somaliland Remains Unrecognized57:22 Ethiopia's Interest in Somaliland's Berbera Port59:41 UAE and Saudi Arabia's Involvement in Somaliland1:00:04 Israel Recognizes Somaliland: First Nation to Do So1:01:44 US National Security Strategy: Hemispheric Defense1:09:03 China's Claim of Mediating India-Pakistan Conflict1:09:59 Kissinger's Prediction: Nuclear Japan by 20281:14:25 How Nuclear Japan Would Change East Asian Balance1:16:25 Iran vs India: Why Iran Projects More Power1:19:54 Iran's Political Continuity vs India's Coalition Governments1:22:40 Chanakya's Arthashastra: Moral Flexibility Explained1:26:41 Taxation Lessons from the Arthashastra1:28:14 Are We Living in the Worst Era of Human History?1:32:54 Indian Migration to the Caribbean: Indentured Labor System1:37:18 British Abolished Slavery They Started: The Hypocrisy1:40:18 Mauritius, South Africa, Fiji: Where Indians Were Shipped1:43:31 How British De-industrialized India to Create Labor Pool1:45:46 British Empire's Real Power: Navy vs Bureaucracy1:51:20 Megasthenes' Indica: Seven Classes of Indian Society1:54:16 Indian Texts vs Greek Observations: The Jati System1:55:50 Should Sri Lanka Be Part of India? Historical Analysis1:58:23 Chola Empire: When Sri Lanka Was Formally Part of India2:00:22 Geopolitics Has No Morality: Power Determines Territory2:01:16 The American Wild West: Geography and Timeline2:11:11 Why Native Americans Weren't the Primary Slave Population2:13:22 Golden Age of Serial Killers: Why So Many in America?2:19:25 British India Industrialists: All Were Collaborators2:22:45 Marshall Plan Question2:24:04 Can Modi Invade Pakistan? The Harsh Truth About US Power2:25:40 Why Chinese Civil Wars Are the Deadliest in History2:28:04 Where to Learn Hindu Philosophy: Book Recommendations2:29:48 Why India Can't Have CPEC-Style Corridor with China2:31:08 Russian Aircraft vs Boeing and Airbus2:33:02 What About Taiwan Now? China's Options After Venezuela2:35:09 Has US Diplomacy Quality Declined?2:40:20 Did Operation Sindoor Help Asim Munir?2:41:18 China's Economic Rise: Best Chance Before 2040s2:43:27 Why US Allowed Brexit2:44:12 Iran Could Be Next: India's Only Option2:53:36 Closing Remarks and Preview of Next Episode