Maldivian tourism body to hold roadshow in multiple Indian cities amid strained ties
World | April 12, 2024 11:29 ISTMaldivian Tourism body said they will hold roadshows in India to woo tourists back amid strain in India-Maldives diplomatic ties.
Maldivian Tourism body said they will hold roadshows in India to woo tourists back amid strain in India-Maldives diplomatic ties.
According to the statement released by the Maldivian Defence Ministry on Monday said, "The civilian crew who will operate the helicopter in place of the Indian troops currently stationed in Seenu Gan (Addu city) has arrived in Maldives this evening."
Maldivian ministers insulting comment against PM Modi triggered a fight on social media, where the Indian users called to boycott the Maldives and insisted on visiting Lakshadweep which has similar geographical dynamics.
The victory of MDP candidate, Adam Azim, is considered the major blow to Muizzu, as the post was earlier held by Muizzu till he resigned for the Presidential elections last year.
Following an 11-week-long observation in the archipelagic nation in the Indian Ocean, upon the invitation of national authorities, the EU EOM found the campaign run by the PPM-PNC coalition was based on fears of Indian influences on the nation.
Muizzu clinched victory in the presidential elections on Saturday by securing over 53% of the vote. He was congratulated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi after the results were announced.
An engineer, Muizzu had served as the housing minister for seven years. He was mayor of Malé, and built closer ties with China under the regime of former President Abdullah Yameen.
There were more than 282,000 eligible voters and turnout was 78 per cent an hour before the polling stations closed, local media reported.
The Maldives govt also said that the beliefs reflected using the 'India Out' campaign, is that of a small internal group, and don't represent the mindset of the public.
Earlier, exiled former Maldivian president Mohamed Nasheed asked India to intervene militarily to resolve the ongoing political crisis in the Maldives.
Alleging the Commonwealth group unjustly and unfairly, Maldives government has decided to leave the Commonwealth claiming that the 53-nation inter-governmental organisation was discriminatory against it. The statement by the Foreign Ministry came wee
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