India, Jan. 7 -- The start to 2026 has been extraordinary in terms of geopolitics as US conducted air raids on Venezuela and returned to New York after capturing its President Nicolas Maduro late last week. And as the world is making sense of this development, US President Donald Trump is discussing options including military action to take control of Greenland, the White House said Tuesday, further escalating tensions that Denmark warns could destroy the NATO alliance.

White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt on Tuesday said that "acquiring Greenland is a national security priority" for Trump to deter US adversaries like Russia and China.

"The president and his team are discussing a range of options to pursue this important foreign...