‘India should be alert…’: Shashi Tharoor warns on growing proximity between Maldives and China
President Muizzu who recently completed a state visit to China, during which Beijing agreed to provide $130 million for the development of Male, the capital city. The two countries also signed an agreement on agricultural cooperation.
The newly elected President also called China “one of the Maldives’ closest allies and developmental partners". Recently, in a press conference, Muizzu also made comments that were seen to be aimed at India.
“We may be small, but that doesn’t give you the licence to bully us," Muizzu was quoted as saying by Maldivian media. “We aren’t in anyone’s backyard.
We are an independent and sovereign state." Earlier, referring to a question on whether the I.N.D.I.A. bloc alliance would bring Muslims to power, he said, "I.N.D.I.A.
Bloc alliance would bring Indians to power and I want to remind you that Muslims are also Indians." "We should not forget that one of the great strengths of our society is that we have appreciated people of all sorts of backgrounds," he said. (With PTI inputs)Milestone Alert!
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