For India, the strategic ripples are significant. The immediate concern is Pakistan’s diplomatic gain as it embeds itself deeper into the defence framework of the Middle East.
SEBI probe concluded that purported loans and fund transfers were paid back in full and did not amount to deceptive market practices or unreported related party transactions.
Building on long-standing ties & Islamic solidarity, Strategic Mutual Defence Agreement comes at a time of heightened regional tensions especially after Israeli attack on Doha.
To be truly functional and durable, even eternal, a state doesn’t just need a leader, a party or an ideology. It needs functional and robust institutions.
One hopes India displays pragmatism and discards ideological straitjacket in its dealings with Maldives. Realpolitik demands that a robust relationship is so structured that there is continuity in the depth and scale of the relationship, irrespective of regime changes. A crucial element that might stand India in good stead is the goodwill that India could generate among the average Maldivians. Having propitiously achieved a favourable outcome in Male, India will now have to deepen the bonds
One hopes India displays pragmatism and discards ideological straitjacket in its dealings with Maldives. Realpolitik demands that a robust relationship is so structured that there is continuity in the depth and scale of the relationship, irrespective of regime changes. A crucial element that might stand India in good stead is the goodwill that India could generate among the average Maldivians. Having propitiously achieved a favourable outcome in Male, India will now have to deepen the bonds