On the eve of the Maldives president's visit to China, Malaysia and India quarreled again, and three Maldivian deputy ministers were suspended for scolding Modi, but the Indian media did something stupid. #军史观察团#
Last week, China's Ministry of Foreign Affairs officially announced that Maldivian President Muiz will pay a state visit to China this week. As soon as the news came out, it immediately aroused great attention from the outside world. Moiz's visit to China also marked three "firsts": his first foreign trip since taking office, his first foreign leader to be welcomed by China this year, and the Maldivian president's first visit to China before visiting India in nearly 16 years.
Therefore, both China and Malaysia attach great importance to Muiz's visit to China. India, however, is not happy about it. After all, Muiz's move also directly broke the perennial practice of the Maldives, and the Indian media also hyped that Muiz's move was "deliberately alienating" India.
However, India's dissatisfaction could not change Muiz's decision to bypass India and visit China first. However, what is surprising is that on the eve of Muiz's visit to China, India and Malaysia quarreled. It is reported that two days ago, Modi posted a video of his visit to the Lakshadweep Islands on social media, accompanied by text praising the local customs.
But the Maldives' three deputy ministers for youth rights, information and the arts, Sharif, Shouna and Majid, lashed out at Modi in the comments section of the post. Not only did they call Modi a "clown", they also mocked him as an "Israeli puppet", and Shuner even used "cow dung" to describe India.
Since all three are Maldivian officials, their remarks also immediately caused India to explode. Indian netizens have also begun to criticize the Maldives and call on Indian nationals to cancel their vacations to the Maldives. Of course, Malaysia and India will quarrel over this matter, mainly because the Lakshadweep Islands are the closest place in India to the Maldives.
In the near future, the Modi government plans to step up the construction of the area and build more resorts in the area. India's move will inevitably pose a "threat" to the tourism industry in the Maldives, which is the backbone of the Maldives. In addition, after the Malaysian general election, the relationship between Malaysia and India is not as "glue-like" as before.
Therefore, the ridicule of Modi by the three Maldivian officials this time is tantamount to once again intensifying the contradictions between Malaysia and India. Due to the escalation of the situation, the Maldivian government has also rushed out to "extinguish the fire" in the past two days, and the three officials involved in the Maldives have been suspended.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Maldives has also publicly stated that their remarks are personal and have nothing to do with the position of the Maldivian government. Former President Mohammed Nasheed, including the Maldives' "pro-Indian" president, also publicly condemned the trio's remarks on social platforms. Obviously, if the Maldivian government does not intervene in time, the dispute between the two countries will continue.
And the Maldives' handling can be regarded as giving India an "explanation", but what the Indian media did next was too stupid. After the news of the suspension of three Maldivian officials, many Indian media began to celebrate, and they proudly claimed that India had won a "big victory" in the "island dispute" with the Maldives.
Although it is true that the actions of Maldivian officials this time are inappropriate, India should not immediately show a "victor" posture after the country has properly handled the situation. This will not only be detrimental to easing relations between the two countries, but will also exacerbate dissatisfaction with India in the Maldives.
In fact, the reason why this incident is like this is because the Maldives has long had a lot of emotions towards India. While successive Maldives governments have almost always pursued an "India First" foreign policy, Muiz has taken office to pursue a foreign policy that is different from that of his predecessor.
Not only did he demand that India immediately withdraw its troops from the Maldives on the second day of his inauguration, but he also publicly stated that he wanted to make the Maldives more "independent". After all, the competition between the big powers has intensified in recent years, and a small country like the Maldives can only develop better if it avoids getting involved in the struggle between the big powers.
It is precisely because Muiz saw this clearly that he made certain adjustments in foreign policy. But with the Maldives having made the right choice, India should take a reasonable view of the matter. After all, the Maldives is an independent and sovereign country, and they have the right to make adjustments to their foreign policy.
What's more, this move is not deliberately aimed at India, and wants to maintain the relationship between the two countries, not by blindly grabbing and taking it by force, only by mutual respect can the relationship between the two countries go further. Therefore, whether India is hyping up and slandering, or coercing and inducing, it is not the right way to get along with the Maldives.
If India does not even understand this, it is inevitable that the Maldives and India will move further and further apart.