Maldives President Mohamed Muizzu to visit India in October to reset relations

Maldives President Mohamed Muizzu has denied having an "India Out" agenda, asserting that the island nation had a "serious problem" with the presence of foreign military on its soil.

Mohamed Muizzu, who is in the US to attend the 79th Session of the United Nations General AssemblyGeneral AssemblyGeneral Assembly, made the remarks on Thursday while responding to a question at Princeton University's "Dean's Leadership Series".

"We have never been against any one country at any point. It's not India Out. Maldives faced a serious problem with foreign military presence on this soil," Maldivian news portal adhadhu.com quoted him as saying.