@Rizwan: This is an Maldives paper, so stop your bickering India-Pak politics out of it. If you have nothing to offer on the subject better to keep quiet.

So, the Maldivians have found rich and wealthy friends in Pakistan? thats hilarious.. More than 5000 Maldivian Expatriates working in India will be kicked out soon.

What position does India think they are in? As if the country with the worlds highest concentration of hunger and poverty is now a rich country?? This Indian arrogance is why every neighbour has turned against them.

It beggars belief that these Maldivian drug dealers have been arrested during the holy month of Ramadan. Wherever Maldivians travel to these days they take their drug culture with them. Why are these junkies allowed visa free travel to India? Why are Maldivians allowed to settle in India and buy land and property?

No one is blowing any horn here... It's you guys who are doing that even though how rapidly you are sinking in all aspects. Learn to be grateful to the people who have helped your country develop from the beginning. By the time you realise... Your ego will be gobbled up by the DRAGON... he he he

Let them screw up anything or anyone... It's a pity your Dictator President is screwing up his very own people by selling off islands... Without your own knowledge. Save your skin dude then point fingers at others...if u guys had not been begging around... Your own people wouldn't have been migrating to other countries including INDIA... lol!! Lol!! Lol!!!

Fakirs?!? Those who visit Trivandrum specially for medical reasons and also for their enjoyment ?!? Grow up man!! Lear to accept what your tiniest island is and what will become of it in no time... At least India has an upper hand of always GIVING you guys who are begging all around the globe to run your country... Lol!!!

Dont blow your own horn love. Aint nobody got time for dat

Old Woman We don `t want the visit of Fakirs to Maldives . We welcome high spending tourists fly on private jets and we have enough of them . Instead of writing here go and clean the open air toilets in Bombay . Cheers

That is not your business in poverty India both local politician and ex-Italian bar girl are screwing illiterate poverty Indians left and right . Beggars also give charity ???? In poverty India airports ,bus stations ,residential apartments are falling daily like pack of cards he he he

Muslim country?? Really is it one??? Sad!! Hyprocrites, cheats, liars, traitors, and many more. Become a 100% Sunni Muslim country then boast ahead. Until then just get sold off for megre pennies...

Well said!!! Had they known to appreciate the rightful ...they wouldn't suffer in the hands of their own people.

Absolutely!! Soon they will learn their lesson. From the beginning India has been standing and supporting them like a strong pillar whenever they needed help or otherwise. Their attitude shows how hypocrite and opportunists they can be by betraying India.

Human rights violations ahould be stopped anywhere if it is happening. Wondering why human rights violations are properly not addressed by European countries. Why they are turning blind eye to Israel human rights violations. Violations observed in the Maldives is nothing anywhere close to human rights abuses by Israel and its allies.

He He He Not a single neighboring county respect card board super power India. Podi is spending more times on flights while hundred thousands of babies die at hospitals without oxygen cylinders .

Journalist are trying to send the truth to the people and use their freedom of speech everyday dispite the coutinous threat everyday. And you got no time to appreciate what they do? This is journalism at the finest keep it up.

This article is LAME. Feel that the journalist is trying to channel a brilliant Maldivian writer but fails miserably.

So now you know why our PM Modi and External Affairs minister Sushma Swaraj have not visited the Maldives. It is the Curse of State Visit. Also they are awaiting the return of the two helicopters gifted to you.

A very good and useful article. Pakistan, Malaysia and Maldives are Muslim countries, but there are, other, important differences. In the case of Malaysia and the political change that took place there recently ( the change of government and the coming to power of Mahathiar and Anwar), one important factor was the high level of education and political consciousness of young people in Malaysia. It is the vote of the young people that changed Malaysia. The young in the Maldives, unfortunately, do not appear to be so aware, so educated, so strong and so powerful. Malaysia is a unique Muslim country that produced good leaders and made giant strides to progress after independence from the Brits. Malaysia has had stable government. Not the Maldives after 2008. Before 2008, Maldives had one-man led dictatorships. Not so good a story as in the case of Malaysia. As for Pakistan, it is yet another story, and a sad unfortunate story at that. Pakistan is not a good model for Maldives. Not a good influence either.

The inflated cost of the project is the least of your worries. Wait till your Chinese friends turn the heat up on the loan repayment. Then prepare to be screwed royally and hand over ports and territory on long leases, just like Hambantota Port in Sri Lanka. Don't come begging to the Indian government then. Who was the comedian who thought it a good idea to name the bridge the 'Friendship Bridge'?