{"id":277305,"date":"2024-01-11T14:26:31","date_gmt":"2024-01-11T08:56:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/?p=277305"},"modified":"2024-01-13T20:18:52","modified_gmt":"2024-01-13T14:48:52","slug":"why-maldives-should-not-antagonize-india-change-for-the-worse","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/why-maldives-should-not-antagonize-india-change-for-the-worse\/","title":{"rendered":"Why Maldives Should not antagonize India \u2013 Change for the worse"},"content":{"rendered":"

Source:<\/strong> This post on India-Maldives Bilateral Relations has been created based on the article \u201cChange for the worse\u201d<\/strong> published in \u201cThe Hindu\u201d<\/strong> on 11th <\/sup>January 2024.<\/p>\n

UPSC Syllabus Topic: <\/strong>GS Paper 2 International Relations \u2013 India and its neighborhood-relations.<\/p>\n

News:<\/strong> The article discusses the recent developments which signal a decline in India-Maldives relations. It highlights the importance of maintaining sound bilateral relations which will be in both countries’ interest.<\/p>\n

A detailed article on India-Maldives Relations<\/strong> can be read here<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n

Background:<\/strong><\/p>\n

There has been a rapid decline in ties between India and the Maldives, especially after the Maldives\u2019 newly elected President Mohamed Muizzu came to power on the back of his \u201cIndia Out\u201d campaign<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

The recent incident involved tweets by 3 Maldivian Ministers, attacking Indian Prime Minister for promoting the Lakshadweep islands for tourism and made derogatory remarks about Indians. The Ministers were then suspended, and the Maldivian government has distanced itself from them.<\/p>\n

What other incidents signal a decline in bilateral relations?<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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  1. State visits of the Maldives’ President to Turkey and China \u2014 the first President to not visit India on the first state visit.<\/li>\n
  2. Withdrawal of India\u2019s military personnel.<\/li>\n
  3. Revoking of the joint Hydrography Pact.<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    How should both countries respond to this situation?<\/strong><\/h2>\n

    Both countries need to reassess their responses to this situation.<\/p>\n

    Maldives: <\/strong><\/p>\n

    It cannot afford to alienate India because:<\/p>\n

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    1. India\u2019s proximity to Maldives.<\/strong><\/li>\n
    2. India\u2019s rising economic stature:<\/strong> Indian tourists made up the most arrivals to Maldives post-COVID-19.<\/li>\n
    3. India\u2019s historical position as a net security provider<\/strong> in the Indian Ocean.<\/li>\n
    4. India\u2019s support to Maldives during the COVID-19 pandemic<\/strong>.<\/li>\n
    5. India\u2019s infrastructure and development projects<\/strong> in the islands.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

      India:<\/strong><\/p>\n

      Read All India Related points in depth in another article on Maldives provided today.<\/p>\n

      Question for practice:<\/strong><\/p>\n

      Maldives\u2019 growing contempt of India is a threat to India\u2019s interest in its neighbourhood. Explain in the context of recent developments.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

      Source: This post on India-Maldives Bilateral Relations has been created based on the article \u201cChange for the worse\u201d published in \u201cThe Hindu\u201d on 11th January 2024. UPSC Syllabus Topic: GS Paper 2 International Relations \u2013 India and its neighborhood-relations. News: The article discusses the recent developments which signal a decline in India-Maldives relations. It highlights… Continue reading Why Maldives Should not antagonize India \u2013 Change for the worse<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10320,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1230,1235,9],"tags":[212,239,10498],"class_list":["post-277305","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-9-pm-daily-articles","category-international-relations","category-public","tag-gs-paper-2","tag-international-relations","tag-the-hindu","entry"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","views":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/277305","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/10320"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=277305"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/277305\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=277305"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=277305"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=277305"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}