Maldives Opposition Party Welcomes Recalibration Of India Policy By Muizzu Govt

The main opposition in Maldives has welcomed the President Mohamed Muizzu-led government’s “sudden recalibration” of its India policy and said they have always been confident that New Delhi will be the first responder any time Male “dials an international 911”.

Abdulla Shahid, the president of the Maldivian Democratic Party (MDP), made these remarks after he met external affairs minister S Jaishankar on Saturday (August 10). Jaishankar is on a three-day official visit to the Maldives to reset the bilateral relationship, the first high-level trip from India after the archipelago nation’s pro-China President Muizzu assumed office last year.

Shahid, the former foreign minister, said his party “calls on the Muizzu government to issue a public apology for the actions, lies and irresponsible comments from its officials, which have resulted in significant damage to the Maldives’ foreign and economic outlook”.