Maldives can learn from India, says Nasheed
26 Jan 2010, 6:55 PM
President Mohamed Nasheed has claimed the Maldives can learn from India’s economic success and the way the country has brought large segments of its population out of poverty.
Speaking at a dinner last night in honour of India’s Republic Day, the 60th anniversary of its freedom from British rule, Nasheed described India as “the world’s largest and most vibrant democracy, shining a beacon of freedom and hope around the world.”
The country was rising “peacefully” to take its place “as one of the 21st Century’s superpowers,” he said.
The founding of India’s news constitution had many parallels with the Maldives, Nasheed said.
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