Everyone loves to visit Maldives on their vacations. But do you know that the elected
leaders and ministers of Maldives are tweeting against India. They are freely tweeting against India like, In India toileting in the open is our national culture. And we’re taking this culture west also.
Many people are comparing India to Maldives like India can never be as beautiful as Maldives. The beautiful views of Maldives, the skies clear and even clearer waters.
How did everything start?
Just a few days back photos of our prime minister from Lakshadweep went viral when he went snorkeling in the clear waters of Lakshadweep and also announced an investment of Rs 1,156 crore for the development of Lakshadweep. This thing is hurting the government
of Maldives.
What kinds of tweets are trending?
They’re making such comments and tweets like:
What a clown. The puppets of Israel Mr. Narendra Modi diver with life jacket #visitmaldives #sunnysideoflife
What is their problem from India’s development?
It was not just Instagram trolling but it was geographical master strokes. A reminder of
India’s soft power and hard power because Lakshadweep is important for India and
having Lakshadweep in India is dangerous for Maldives and China.
Why is the Maldives so important?
The Indian Ocean plays an important role in world trade. Many sea routes pass through
India. India adopts a neighborhood first policy. Our Navy fights pirates in the Arabian sea and Indian Ocean. India and Maldives are neighbor’s sharing a maritime border.
Relations have been friendly and close in strategic, economic and military cooperation. India continues to contribute to maintaining security as well as providing financial aid to
the island nation.
Is it really India vs Maldives?
Elections were recently held in Maldives and their new president Muhammad Meizu. He
has taken an anti India stance.
What does Anti India mean?
After becoming president, he also made an announcement. I will ensure that this country has no foreign military presence on its soil. In fact he won the election based on this promise only. He named his campaign ‘India Out’. The President before him was a good friend of India. He knew the reality that the Maldives is a very small country in Asia.
What are things done by India when Maldives was in need?
India is the closest to Maldives which can help them in their time of need, and India has done that too. Through operations Paani, we provided them with free water in 2014.
We were the first country to do this. We also have vaccines during COVID and that too without expecting any return.
What is the problem between India and Maldives?
Today some of our military personnel are in the Maldives. There are only 75 of them
working, not 75,000 ,not even 7,500 but just 75.
Why are these soldiers here?
In 2009 India gifted some helicopters to Maldives and after that, some aircraft were also given. Our military personnel are there to maintain this military equipment plus to keep their borders safe, we also made a radar for them.
We had made that radar so we got permission to use that radar for the next 30 days and that’s why the military people are there.
Does India want to control Maldives?
Maldives used words like foreign military personnel in their elections, it is good for votes fear sets in the hearts of people and then come. That is why Meizu adopted this strategy.
And as soon as he got elected a formal notice was also sent to India. Withdraw your soldiers , we do not need them.
When Modi ji uploaded photos and videos of Lakshadweep the government of Maldives was shocked. There was no mention of Maldives anywhere here. It’s simple can’t the prime minister of India go to any location in India and ask the people of India to visit there?
There was no need to feel bad about everything but still they started tweeting and trolling India. Then people started saying “boycott Maldives”.
Frequently asked questions
1.What is the Maldives row with India?
A massive row was triggered after the Maldives deputy minister, along with other
cabinet members and government officials, made disrespectful and unnecessary
references to PM Modi’s Lakshadweep visit.
2.Which Indian city is closest to the Maldives?
At 820 km, Cochin is one of the closest Indian cities to The Maldives with excellent
connectivity to the country.
3.Is the Maldives expensive for Indians?
The average price of a Maldives trip from India is Rs about 1,30,000 for 2 persons. This
cost includes air tickets, stay in a 5 star hotel, and speedboat transfers.
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