A school in West Bengal, Bagu Primary School, received a donation from former Venezuelan President Hugo Chávez in 2005, leading to a wing named after Simón Bolívar. This gesture is presented as a symbol of South-South cooperation rooted in shared anti-colonial history. The article contrasts this historical bond with India's current cautious, silent reaction to the recent US military intervention in Caracas, arguing that this silence is a strategic blunder given past Indo-Venezuelan relations.