In this special report, India Today’s Executive Editor Gaurav C. Sawant anchors coverage of a major escalation in the North Atlantic, where US forces have boarded the Russian-flagged oil tanker ‘Marinera’. Formerly known as ‘Bella 1’, the vessel was intercepted under the US ‘Operation Southern Spear’ blockade against Venezuela. Global Editor Pranay Upadhyay joins the broadcast to analyse the geopolitical fallout, noting that the US European Command confirmed the detention. The report features a statement from US President Donald Trump, who praised the operation and confirmed the capture of Nicolas Maduro. Moscow has condemned the seizure as an ‘abnormal situation’.
