Defence Minister Rajnath Singh’s recent visit to Maldives is sure to boost the ties between New Delhi and Male. India must, however, remain cautious about the Maldives’ domestic political scenario.
One of the apprehensions being voiced in certain sections of the contemporary international public opinion goes that India’s foreign policy has, in the recent years, ceased to be independent.
In his address to the member-states of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation in New Delhi the other day, our Defence Ministers Rajnath Singh did well to stress the need to collectively work towards eliminating terrorism in all its forms and fix accountability on those aiding or funding such activities.
It is assuring to learn that the Prime Minister Narendra Modi government in New Delhi has stepped up its efforts to evacuate our currently stranded citizens in the strife-torn Sudan.