5/27/2023 0 Comments Interpreter of maldives![]() The new government under President Ibrahim Mohamed Solih proclaimed an “India First” policy, which is now being tested as he seeks to reconcile India’s growing presence against a tradition in Maldives of fierce independence. The former president Abdulla Yameen, who was seen by many as dangerously close to China, was ousted in an electoral landslide in 2018. ![]() Maldives has come to international attention in recent years as part of growing rivalry between India and China. For centuries big powers have sought to build influence there and deny its use to rivals. Despite a population of only 500,000, its location, astride the main sea lanes of the Indian Ocean, gives it considerable strategic significance. Maldives is a small island state located right in the centre of the Indian Ocean. It’s not something that India has been good at elsewhere in the neighbourhood. This has highlighted the difficulties that both countries face in building a stable strategic partnership while also addressing popular sensitivities. ![]() Recent protests in Maldives against India’s influence in the country calling for “ Indian military out” has led the Maldives government to respond by reiterating its “ India First” policy. ![]()
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