Maldives on ‘path of confrontation’ with India
India’s prime minister has yet to visit the Maldives, despite taking office in 2014.
14 Jun 2018, 9:00 AM
The Maldives is moving on a path of confrontation with India, a think-tank said, warning of the potential for “enormous harm” to the Maldivian public and region.
Ties between the two South Asian neighbours have been nosediving for months over a series of snubs and spats, but mostly over the Maldives’ closeness to China.
A strongly worded report published Wednesday by the Vivekenanda International Foundation, which can be said to reflect the thinking of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government, remarked that the Maldives had changed its foreign policy and priorities.
“It has steadily moved towards the Chinese umbrella of alliances and sees a bright future in that camp. While it is free to align with whichever country it deems fit, Malé must not forget about its dependencies on India.
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