Sri Lanka and Maldives: Battle grounds for geo-political rivalry in the Indian Ocean

While the Sri Lankan government has welcomed an Indian submarine and blocked a Chinese research vessel visit, the new Maldives administration has opened its ports to Chinese vessels.

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