Anti-India editorial pulled from pro-government website
The Vaguthu article blasted India, saying it was not a best friend but an enemy and that it viewed the Maldives with “envy, self-interest and hostility.”
21 Dec 2017, 9:00 AM
An editorial attacking India and branding its prime minister a “Hindu extremist” has been pulled from a pro-government website.
The Vaguthu article blasted India, saying it was not a best friend but an enemy and that it viewed the Maldives with “envy, self-interest and hostility.”
It provoked condemnation from two former presidents, Mohamed Nasheed and Maumoon Abdul Gayoom, and outraged headlines in the Indian media.
Relations between the two countries have been in the spotlight since the Maldives signed a massive free trade agreement with China, apparently catching India off guard. Articles in Chinese state media, taking a swipe at New Delhi, have stirred things up as has Malé’s decision to suspend three councillors for meeting India’s ambassador to the Maldives.
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