US Strategy On Venezuela Offers India Lessons On New GeopoliticsWASHINGTON, DC- A contentious US Senate hearing on Venezuela this week offered a revealing look at how Washington is fusing energy control, China’s debt diplomacy, sanctions, and calibrated force: a strategic mix that resembles challenges India faces across the Global South and the Indo-Pacific. For India, the Venezuela debate brings several familiar issues together. Rubio said China, in particular, had leveraged Venezuela’s oil to deepen its foothold in the Western Hemisphere. For India, the episode illustrates how oil access is increasingly governed by geopolitics rather than market forces alone. “They are now getting 100 percent of that from the United States.”Beyond energy, Rubio framed the Venezuela operation as a broader signal to China.