Given its ambitions for a more assertive role in the global order, it is imperative to mention India\’s contested, historically monopolistic dominance of South Asia. This also alludes to the support it offers to proxies in the region.
The Maldives’ India Out Conundrum
Maldives’ ‘India Out’ campaign is picking foot on the basis of some developments the general public perceives as a sovereignty breach. What are these developments? How does the Island country seek to strike a balance between its needs as a small economy and the public demand to ensure territorial integrity?
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A New Island Forms in the Maldives
The residents of Meedhoo Island saw a newly formed Island in Maldives, as one of the worst weather conditions of the summer abated.
Maldives QGDP Drops by 5.9 Percent in the First Quarter
National Bureau of Statistics issued a report titled “The quarterly national account”, stating a decline in QGDP. The 5.9 percent decline in the first quarter of this year is reported against the QGDP of last year. The statistics revealed on last Saturday
