Is there no rule-based order anymore? Experts debate

This edition of India First discusses the geopolitical shockwaves following the US abduction of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and his wife, an operation reportedly involving F-35 jets against Chinese-made air defenses. The event sparked a debate on 'decapitation strikes', with experts like former ambassadors Vanessa Neumann and Yash Sinha offering opposing views on its impact on global stability and the rules-based order. This analysis is set against President Donald Trump’s warnings to other nations and growing anti-government protests in Iran. Domestically, the programme focusses on the 1,000th anniversary of the attack on the Somnath Temple, where Prime Minister Narendra Modi's planned visit has ignited a political row between the BJP and Congress over Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru’s historical stance on the temple's 1951 restoration. The broadcast also covers the targeted killing of Hindu man Rana Pratap in Bangladesh ahead of its elections.