Maldivian President Muiz has already visited China, and for a long time, Maldivian presidents have given priority to India before visiting China, because the Maldives adheres to an "India first" strategy. However, after taking office, Mouiz has abandoned the original pro-India strategy, and in addition to visiting China, Mouiz has also demanded that India withdraw its troops from the Maldives, so as to eliminate India's ability to influence the Maldives. The Indian army relied on the Maldives under the pretext of humanitarian assistance, and Muiz did not give India a chance to gain an inch, and directly issued an eviction order, demanding that the Indian army leave the Maldives. In the game between China and India, the Indian Ocean has become a stage.
The Maldives' geographical location, being located in the Indian Ocean sea lane, has made it a country that India actively influences and controls, taking advantage of its proximity to the Maldives, and constantly exerting pressure on the Maldives to try to bring the Maldives into the fight against China. China's energy mainly comes from the Middle East, and China's industrial products to the Middle East and Europe also need to pass through the Indian Ocean sea lanes, so maintaining the security of sea lanes is an important strategy. It is also because of the importance of the Indian Ocean sea lanes to China that India has spared no effort to establish a deterrent to China in the Indian Ocean, and in addition to influencing the Maldives, India is also increasing the intensity of its military deployment in an attempt to put pressure on China.
According to public information, the Maldives held parliamentary elections on April 21, and now the results have been preliminarily revealed, with the pro-India Democratic Party of Maldives winning only 12 seats, while Moiz's Maldives People's National Congress Party won at least 66 seats, thus becoming the overwhelming majority party in the Maldives parliament. With 93 seats in the Maldives' parliament, the opposition Democratic Party of Maldives (MDP) previously held more than 60 seats, and it is clear that Muiz is now in full control, underscoring the dissatisfaction of the Maldivian people with India.
Since Muiz became president of the Maldives in 2023, the Democratic Party of Maldives has repeatedly publicly obstructed the implementation of the policies promoted by Muiz, thus trying to bring the Maldives back to "India First" In fact, the Maldives closely followed India, which did not bring practical benefits to the Maldives, but put the Maldives in fear for a long time, and finally the Maldives changed the situation through the vote, so there is a huge change in the current Maldives parliamentary seats.
India's procrastination on the issue of withdrawing troops from the Maldives was actually a big gamble that the pro-India parties could continue to control the Maldives parliament, but now the preliminary result is that it has directly shattered India's glass heart, and the pro-India faction suffered a crushing defeat in the selection of the Maldives parliament, which is an important node in the game between China and India, and India has paid the price for its "great power chauvinism". Unlike China, India does not adopt an egalitarian strategy in its dealings with other countries, but promotes the extension of its own interests through a high-minded posture, so it is the result of "seeking a hammer and getting a hammer".