Cuban Ambassador to India Calls for Lifting of U.S. Energy Blockade, Citing Collective Punishment
Cuban Ambassador to India Juan Carlos Marsan Aguilera called for the lifting of the U.S. energy blockade, stating that restrictions on oil trade have crippled the Cuban economy and constitute a 'collective punishment' against the population. In a written response to The Hindu, he detailed a humanitarian crisis marked by frequent blackouts, over 100,000 postponed critical surgeries (including 11,000 children), a rise in infant mortality from 4.0 to 9.9 per 1,000 live births, and a decline in childhood cancer survival rates from 85% to 65%. The ambassador's remarks come after President Donald Trump re-designated Cuba as a state sponsor of terrorism in January 2025 and imposed an oil blockade on January 29, 2026, which was further tightened on May 1, 2026. He argued that no country has the right to impose unilateral energy blockades.
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