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Domestic sentiments will exacerbate India’s foreign policy challenge

A question I heard often from Indian visitors to Sri Lanka during a longish posting in that country went something like this: “Yaar, how are they so clean?” Implicit, and sometimes stated in so many words, was actually this: “They are just an extension of India, the people are of…

Maldives’ President Mohamed Muizzu wants the Indian military personnel stationed in his archipelago nation withdrawn by March 15

The Maldivian president told India Sunday to withdraw its nearly 100 troops by March 15, a day after returning from China where he signed a raft of deals.

Male Maldivian President asks India to withdraw military personnel by March 15, amid tensions and pro-China alignment.

India-Maldives row: A diplomatic row was triggered between India and Maldives after three Maldivian leaders posted derogatory remarks against PM Modi and mocked him over his trip to Lakshadweep.

The president of the Maldives says that his country’s small size doesn’t give anyone the license to bully it, in a sign of defiance toward India, the archipelago state’s giant neighbor

This week started with Indian social media and the Godi media, both finding a new “enemy” to hate on as they campaigned against the Maldives. 

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India-Maldives row: The Hindu explains how the relationship between India and its neighbour Maldives has deteriorated since the change of regime in the island nation.