The results of the parliamentary elections in the Maldives were announced, and President Moiz's People's National Congress Party won more than 60 seats, becoming an absolute majority in parliament. It can be seen that in this Indian Ocean country, the legislative and executive powers are highly concentrated, and the Maldives' foreign policy, which was previously somewhat divided, may also produce a firm position. India is not happy about this outcome, especially Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who is at a critical juncture before the general election, and it is even more difficult to gain a foothold. Does the Modi government, which suffers from the mentality of "opposing China whenever it meets China", take any tricks against the Maldives? What will China say about this?
Muiz's diplomatic tendencies are based on the core principle of "Maldives first", so he has been more resistant to India's expansive geopolitical policy in South Asia. At present, the rise of the "pro-China faction" is a balancing policy that is common in many countries, such as Nepal and Sri Lanka, which have signs of "de-India and pro-China" militarily and economically. The direct reason behind this is not great power competition, but India's foreign policy has a faint characteristic of "regional hegemonism", and the sovereignty of these South Asian countries has been humiliated, so it is natural that they will look outward to find an "optimal solution", and while China has become the answer on paper, it is also regarded by India as a "thorn in the eye and a thorn in the flesh", and now if Modi wants to "save himself", he will definitely have to play the "anti-China card" again.
Now, India's general election is approaching again, and in addition to the chaos in the states, the battle between the top leaders is also fierce. The opposition parties, centered on the Congress party, formed a coalition of 27 parties to compete with the BJP behind Modi. This time, Modi was "really angry", and not only did the Enforcement Directorate arrest a leader of the opposition party, but Modi also claimed that he would continue his strong "anti-corruption" campaign in the next term.
The political situation in India is turbulent, and the old method is naturally to divert contradictions from the outside world, so a while ago it made a big fuss about Sino-Indian relations, which were not easy to ease, and increased troops on the border in an attempt to sabotage the agreement between the two armies. If Modi loses the election, it cannot be ruled out that he will hype it up again, showing an unprecedented hardline attitude towards China. For South Asian countries, Modi has ostensibly completed the withdrawal of troops as promised to "respect sovereignty", but in reality has set up a military base near the Maldives to act as a surveillance. It is worth mentioning that China's gratuitous military assistance to the Maldives is reported by the Russian media as a response to "non-traditional security threats", but in the eyes of the Indian media, it seems that "the comer is not good", and it can also be seen that India's root disease is mainly a mental illness.
The Modi government is suffering from internal and external troubles, but the root cause is not the struggle between major powers in the external environment, but the failure to seriously reflect on the shackles of its own development and whether the route can really achieve a win-win situation. Modi's various "self-help" behaviors have to be related to China, which is obviously a "can afford to take it but can't let it go" mentality. China's position is clear: Wang Yi, director of the Foreign Affairs Office of the CPC Central Committee, made it clear in a meeting with India's national security adviser Doval that "China will never repeat the path of some countries seeking hegemony". This is a reminder to India that if it follows the example of US-style hegemony and spreads in the Asia-Pacific region, it will not only cause further escalation of tensions in the region, but will also cause external forces to see the needle, which will not benefit all parties.