Key Points
The absolute majority for Maldivian President Mohamed Muizzu's party, the People's National Congress, in the parliamentary elections is being seen as a setback for India..
People saw the victory of Muizzu's PNC as an anti-India vote because he himself won the presidential election in September 2023 on an 'India Out' campaign and has been pushing to get a handful of Indian soldiers stationed in the country back to India...
People were disillusioned with the Maldivian Democratic Party's (MDP's) performance during the previous Ibrahim Solih administration, and voters probably wanted to provide President Muizzu a chance to deliver on his election promises by giving an absolute majority to the ruling party," Gulbin Sultana tells IndiaToda.In...
"In the past six-seven months, President Muizzu has been able to deliver on his promises vis a vis the stationing of Indian military personnel in the Maldives is concerned," says Smruti Pattanaik...
"As far as India is concerned, it has continued with aid for the Maldives, irrespective of the 'India Out' campaign, showcasing that it is historically with the Maldivian people that the Indian government has ties with," Smruti Pattnaik tells IndiaToday.In...
