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for now what ever has happened so far falls in posturing category, it will take a quarter or two for maldives to find out if there is any real world impact. considering what happened in SL and Pak earlier before economic crisis hit, maldives president too might brazen it out hoping chini will come to his financial aid.@prasadr14 's wish has been granted, we have closed eyes and swung the sword.
Politicians use various slogans to win elections. However, most of the politicians are pragmatic in their actions, the current Maldivian President is not. This guy is a lunatic who doesn't know when to stop.
Modi's visit to Lakhsadweep is far more sinister that it actually looks. It is not even subtle. It is a direct hint that Maldives has overestimated it's importance in India's geopolitical calculations. India is going to cut Maldives to it's size.
I also wonder what warranted Modi's direct intervention. Was the real game much bigger than merely "installing an anti-India proxy"?
what happens after the above happens, remains to be seen.