Top India minister Swaraj explains Maldives no-show
The revelation comes days after India’s navy chief said the Maldives’ pivot to China posed a challenge and follows months of regional tension.
28 May 2018, 9:00 AM
India’s external affairs minister has not visited the Maldives despite receiving four letters from the country’s foreign minister, a news conference heard Monday.
Minister of External Affairs Sushma Swaraj told media her Maldivian counterpart Mohamed Asim had asked her to come to Malé and explained why her visit had not taken place.
New Delhi raised some concerns with Asim in January, but she had not visited as there had been no progress. She did not say what the concerns were.
Her revelation comes days after India’s navy chief said that the Maldives’ pivot to China posed a challenge and follows months of regional tension.
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