India, Jan. 5 -- On January 3 US President Donald Trump while on Air Force One gave a telling glimpse of his foreign policy thinking. While launching his statements after the capture of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro, Trump went further to address Colombia, Iran, as well as even mentioning Cuba, threatening them directly. Is this perhaps an effective plot to change the current politics of the region in question? Only time will tell.

Trump's harshest criticism was saved for Colombian President Gustavo Petro. When asked if the tone of his criticism was perhaps threatening the possibility of US intervention in Colombia, Trump refused to back down. A reaction so quick and so symbolic of encouragement was especially disturbing in a regio...