INDIAN TANKS, SPECIAL FORCES ON STANDBY : MALDIVES CRISIS SPIRALS

[Arsalan 345]

And Maldives has shown middle finger to India.

Amid Crisis, Maldives Sends Envoys To "Friendly" Nations, India Not Included
MALE: Maldives President Abdulla Yameen, who appears to have gained the upper hand in a bitter power struggle in the tiny island nation, on Wednesday decided to reach out to "friendly countries", announcing envoys to China, Pakistan and Saudi Arabia.

https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/on-...-envoys-to-friendly-nations-not-india-1810025

it's so embarrassing for india!

 

[Hammad Arshad Qureshi]

Why isn't India minding it's own damn bussinees and stop pretending to be the sheriff of the region. Otherwise region will slap back pretty hard on the Indian face itself.

 

[Windjammer]

it's so embarrassing for india!

This is what happens when you box above weight, India fancies it'self as some regional power but in reality no one gives two Monkeys about India.

 

[Feng Leng]

china thinks indian ocean as it's backyard now.if india sends any troops,china will intervene and maldives will become doklam for india.maldive island is situated on a strategic position and china already warned india against sending any troops which means both are heading for a conflict.

Yes, an Indian military attack on Maldives will mean open war. PLA will liberate the whole NE India and railguns + rocket artillery will pound Delhi into ashes from Tibet.

http://www.atimes.com/article/maldives-crisis-us-indian-strategic-alliance-forming/

Will India finally make the move to ally with Amerikkka against China? I hope so... PLA needs to unleash our firepower!

 

[Dash]

This is what happens when you box above weight, India fancies it'self as some regional power but in reality no one gives two Monkeys about India.

That’s why they boycotted SAARC.

Why isn't India minding it's own damn bussinees and stop pretending to be the sheriff of the region. Otherwise region will slap back pretty hard on the Indian face itself.

First let the region pay it Chinese debt. Then talk about slapping India.

Beggars never have the balls.

it's so embarrassing for india!

Time to liberate that tiny shit of island.

 

[Windjammer]

That’s why they boycotted SAARC.

Big deal, SAARC just as efficient as 0PEC.

First let the region pay it Chinese debt. Then talk about slapping India.

Beggars never have the balls.

So the Chinese debt will stop countries from addressing India....India should be grateful to China then.

 

[Dash]

Big deal, SAARC just as efficient as 0PEC.


So the Chinese debt will stop countries from addressing India....India should be grateful to China then.

Ahhh...sour grapes mate!! Sour grapes.

Btw we ARE grateful to China and why not!! We got an airport next to a Chinese port in Srilanka. We shouldn’t?

 

[Windjammer]

Ahhh...sour grapes mate!! Sour grapes.

Btw we ARE grateful to China and why not!! We got an airport next to a Chinese port in Srilanka. We shouldn’t?

Forget being sour, there's hardly any grapes to ponder.
Running with Rabbits and hunting with Hounds will not make your troubles go away.
Or as some Indian politician puts it.....Dhokalam.

 

[SrNair]

LOL at a humiliating unilateral retreat by Indian army after months of boasting about shupa powa

I dont think so.
Why the paper tiger PLA cant push back Indian Army that was in there only for Bhutan?

 

[BABA AGHORI]

Why isn't India minding it's own damn bussinees and stop pretending to be the sheriff of the region. Otherwise region will slap back pretty hard on the Indian face itself.

Because India can...
we can handle this 'otherwise' better than ever before...

 

[SrNair]

china thinks indian ocean as it's backyard now.if india sends any troops,china will intervene and maldives will become doklam for india.maldive island is situated on a strategic position and china already warned india against sending any troops which means both are heading for a conflict.

India will send troops if she want and China wont come nearer to it since both India and US is 600km from there .
Of Course that would be a Doklam for China

 

[Hindustani78]

NEW DELHI, February 08, 2018 14:04 IST
Updated: February 08, 2018 15:16 IST
http://www.thehindu.com/news/intern...-ambassador/article22688595.ece?homepage=true

The visit was declined as Sushma Swaraj was not in the country and Narendra Modi was leaving to UAE.

Relations between India and the Maldives appeared to have further strained after embattled President Abdulla Yameen sent “special envoys” to “friendly countries” China, Saudi Arabia and Pakistan, but not to India to discuss the ongoing emergency in his country.

Maldive’s High Commissioner to India Ahmed Mohamed, however, said India's Ministry of External Affairs (MEA), which hasn’t yet commented on the development, had declined a similar visit to New Delhi of a special envoy as the “date proposed” had been rejected by the government.

“India was in fact the first stop planned and proposed for a visit of a special envoy of the President of the Maldives,” Mr. Mohamed, who is at present in Male, disclosed to The Hindu. “However the date proposed was not suitable for the Indian leadership. We understand External Affairs Minister [Sushma Swaraj] is out of the country and Prime Minister [Narendra Modi] is leaving for UAE during the week.”

Sources said Mr. Yameen had proposed a special envoy visit, which is expected to explain his reasons for a military crackdown and arrests of the Chief Justice, a Supreme Court judge and political leaders, on February 9, when New Delhi expressed its inability to accept the visit.

Mr. Modi is expected to travel to Jordan, Palestine, UAE and Oman for a visit beginning on Friday. And Ms. Swaraj is returning from a three-day visit to Saudi Arabia on Thursday night.

The MEA did not respond to specific questions about whether the government had declined a Maldivian envoy visit.

According to Mr. Yameen’s office, special envoys, Minister for Economic Development Mohamed Saeed and Foreign Minister Mohamad Asim, headed for Beijing and Islamabad respectively on Wednesday evening. On Thursday, Agriculture and Fisheries Minister Mohamad Shainee leaves for Saudi Arabia.

The move appears to leave out India, which has taken a stern view of the declaration of emergency and arrests of judges and leaders in Male.

The strain in ties between both countries as a result of President Yameen’s actions comes in sharp contrast to an attempt to boost ties just last month. On January 11, Mr. Asim travelled to New Delhi and met with Mr. Modi and Ms. Swaraj, inviting the Prime Minister to visit Male.

“Special Envoy Asim reiterated the commitment of the Maldives to maintain close relations with India under Maldives’ India First policy. Mr. Modi affirmed that India would always be a reliable and close neighbour of Maldives supporting it in its progress and security,” an MEA statement issued the same day said.

 

[Hindustani78]

February 08, 2018 00:02 IST
Updated: February 07, 2018 23:30 IST
http://www.thehindu.com/opinion/op-...0-years-ago/article22682261.ece?homepage=true

‘Operation Cactus’, India’s swift intervention in the Maldives, was riveting till the end

‘Operation Cactus’, the code name for India’s military intervention in the Maldives in 1988, following an attempted coup d’état against the government of President Maumoon Abdul Gayoom and his request for help, was spontaneous and swift. But its finale, in mid-ocean, was a rescue operation that had a thorny side to it.

On learning about the swift landing of an Indian Army parachute brigade at Hulule airport adjacent to the island capital of Male, the mercenaries of the People’s Liberation Organisation , ran for cover after randomly grabbing people from the mainland and holding them hostage on board a hijacked merchant vessel, MV Progress Light, that had been anchored in Male harbour. Among this motley group of seven hostages was a Maldivian cabinet minister and his mother-in-law. As the hijacked ship moved out of Male harbour, the Indian rescue plan fell into place equally swiftly. Unknown to the rebel leader on board the ship, a high speed Indian Navy Task Force led by the naval ship, INS Godavari, and with Captain Gopalachari in command, was fast closing in.

In the war room
With drama unfolding on the high seas, the Indian Navy War Room in New Delhi was tense; monitoring every move there was Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi. The Swiss Ambassador to India was also there as one of the hostages, and the only woman was a Swiss national (the mother-in-law of the Minister mentioned earlier). The mission before the Navy’s Task Force Commander was certainly difficult — to rescue the hostages without a scratch and capture the rebels.

As dawn broke the next day, the rebels were startled to see the imposing warships that had stealthily encircled their ship during the night. Confused and agitated, they refused to negotiate and tried to steam ahead, full speed. Their intent was to seek refuge in Sri Lanka, which the warships confirmed after closely monitoring their radio transmissions.

After hours of inaction came the bombshell. Diplomatic and the Indian Navy’s channels had received a terse message on the hotline from the Sri Lankan Navy. It read:“The SLN [Sri Lankan Navy] has been directed by its Government to destroy the rebel ship if it approached within 100 miles of the Sri Lankan coast.”

A twist
This strange twist could ruin everything as any attempt by the Sri Lankan Navy to intervene could have compromised the safety of the hostages. The Navy’s Task Force Commander aboard INS Godavari received a simple and clear message: “Stop ‘Progress Light’.”

Captain Gopalachari rose to the occasion and quickly improvised on the art of coercive diplomacy. Using his linguistic skills to good advantage, he managed to engage the rebel group leader in a series of friendly negotiations, all the time making sure that the warships provided a visual and persuasive demonstration to the rebels of what was in store.

After a while, it was time for decisive action as the negotiations had begun to flag. A four inch shell from another accompanying naval vessel, INS Betwa, shattered the foremast of Progress Light. Then, gunfire raked the hijacked vessel’s upper deck, knocking out its anchors. Finally, a massive undersea explosion from a depth charge dropped by a helicopter on board INS Godavari brought the rebel ship to a shuddering halt. Before the dazed rebels could realise what had happened, the Navy’s commandos stormed the vessel and established control. It was all over in minutes.

Far away from the scene of action, relief swept through the Navy’s War Room. The encrypted message relayed mid-sea back to Delhi was: “All hostages rescued and rebels captured.”

Rajiv Gandhi seemed elated as he strolled across to Indian Navy Chief Admiral J.G. Nadkarni. Giving him a pat on the back, he said in good humour, “I wonder if the Maldivian Minister will forgive the Indian Navy for rescuing his mother-in-law.”

Sushil Kumar was Director of Naval Operations in 1988, and later Chief of the Indian Navy

 

[zeeshe100]

it is easy for Pakistan to send troops into Maldives for providing help to the Maldives government only we need 1 thousand soldiers and backing of China..

 

[帅的一匹]

it is easy for Pakistan to send troops into Maldives for providing help to the Maldives government only we need 1 thousand soldiers and backing of China..

If President Yamin asks for support from China and Pakistan, we can send a joint fleet there to ensure Maldives independence.