Maldivian boy dies due to delayed medical evacuation; government blames procedural norms, evacuating company cites technical glitch amid diplomatic tensions with India.
The reason behind Maldives insulting and boycotting India has less to do with PM Modi’s Lakshadweep trip and more with China-Maldives relationship & Maldives President Muizzu.
Tensions rise between India and Maldives over derogatory comments; Indians cancel Maldives trips amid strained relations, questioning Lakshadweep as an alternative.
An agreement China signed with the Maldives to build an observatory in the Indian Ocean is likely to be scrapped, after Indian’s relations with Maldives improves.