Video length 24 minutes 25 seconds
The Maldives government bans a campaign called ‘India Out’.
“India out”: that is the slogan that some opposition parties in the Maldives have been repeating for more than two years, claiming that the government is selling their country to India.
The campaign, now banned by the government, began in 2020 as street protests and quickly gained traction on social media.
Those behind it say they are only opposed to India’s small military presence in the Maldives, and are not against commercial, cultural and other ties.
What does that mean for the close relations between India and the Maldives?
Presenter: Hashem Ahelbarra
Guests:
Hamdhan Shakeel – Founder and Publisher of Maldives News Network
Uday Chandra – Assistant Professor of Government at Georgetown University, Doha
Nitin Gokhale – CEO and Editor-in-Chief of Strategic News Global