Once a close Indian partner, the Maldives is now aligning more with China. Is the island nation becoming a flash point in the China-India relationship?
The new agreement will undoubtedly ring alarm bells in New Delhi and also Washington as the US and India heighten their confrontation with China throughout South Asia.
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Syed Tanveer Nasreen, who served as the director of Indian Cultural Centre at High Commission of India in Male, Republic of Maldives, from 2019 to 2023, shared insights into the growing influence of China and Pakistan in countering India's soft power