rosemary. it says the government of maldives is aware of the remarks on the immediate platforms against foreign leaders and high ranking individuals. these opinions are personal and do not represent the views of the government of maldives. there you can see the government there dispensings itself from the comments. we know how important this very small country is. it has about half a million people, the location of maldives is so important in the indian ocean region. and there has been a battle for influence in the region by china and india. a competition of rivalry there. now we spoke to michael who talks to us more about the geo political influence of this area and how important maldives is in terms of its location. listen in. south asia has become one of the biggest battlegrounds for india china competition. and maldives is right in the middle of that. for many years, india had by far been the most influential
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