India-Maldives Row: The diplomatic row was triggered after three Maldivian leaders made derogatory remarks against Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
On the ongoing diplomatic tensions with Maldives, Indian External Affairs Minister (EAM) S Jaishankar recently said that it can never be guaranteed that India will be supported by all the countries, every time.
The
minister was speaking at a town hall meeting in Maharashtra’s Nagpur where he
also highlighted India’s extensive in the last decade in trying to build a
strong global connection.
On
being asked about the Maldives row, the EAM said, “Politics is politics. I
cannot guarantee that in every country, every day, everybody will support us or
agree with us. What we are trying to do, and with a lot of success in the last
10 years, is to build a very strong connection.”
About
India’s efforts to maintain friendly diplomatic relations with other nations,
Jaishankar said that the country under PM Modi’s government is focusing on
fostering positive sentiments among people, despite the ups and downs in
political relations.
“Politics
may go up and down but the people of that nation generally have good feelings
towards India and understand the importance of having good relations,” HT
quoted Jaishankar as saying.
For
the unversed, the diplomatic row between India and the Maldives was triggered
after three Maldivian leaders made derogatory remarks against Prime Minister
Narendra Modi, in which they criticised his recent trip to Lakshadweep Islands.
The comments soon turned into a massive
political row in India leading to the suspension of all three Maldivian
ministers. India also strongly condemned the comments and summoned the
Maldivian envoy to register a protest.
Meanwhile,
Maldives President Mohamed Muizzu said on Saturday that no country had the
right to “bully” his nation.
While addressing a press conference Muizzu,
who is regarded as a pro-China leader, said without naming any country, “We may
be small, but that doesn’t give you the licence to bully us.”
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