India downplays Maldives diplo drama
External Affairs spokesman Raveesh Kumar made the remarks after a scathing anti-India editorial appeared on a Maldivian pro-government website.
22 Dec 2017, 9:00 AM
India has scotched rumours of a rift with the Maldives, saying the two countries enjoyed a close relationship with shared development and security interests.
External Affairs spokesman Raveesh Kumar made the remarks Thursday after a scathing anti-India editorial appeared on a Maldivian pro-government website.
The main opposition MDP, which condemned the editorial, described Vaguthu as a “mouthpiece of President Yameen whose editorials are routinely approved by the President’s Office prior to publication.”
The editorial, which has since been removed, called Prime Minister Narendra Modi an extremist and accused India of being Islamophobic towards its Muslim population.
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