Mapusa, Jan. 3 -- Former MoS MEA (Minister of State in the Ministry of External Affairs) MJ Akbar has said that the current US attack on Venezuela's capital, with the claimed capture of the Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro, was not about democracy or progress, but more about minerals and oil.

Akbar referenced the 'Monroe Doctrine' for the current conflict. Just like President Monroe, in his message to Congress in December 1823, declared Latin America to be within the American Sphere of Influence. Similarly, this has been extended in the modern age. He said that, in the current context, we are seeing a hegemonic principle. He also claimed that not all the countries of Latin America have true democracy, and there are " questions and dou...