Maldives President's visit to Pakistan: Why India must remain cautious

[DragonEmpire]

Pakistan is outplaying India diplomatically. Maldives just chose its side against India

India threatened Maldives but this island nation is bold enough to show India the middle finger.

 

[tsarbomba]

Pakistan is outplaying India diplomatically. Maldives just chose its side against India

India threatened Maldives but this island nation is bold enough to show India the middle finger.

This dumb enough 12 year old just showed us his Chinese IQ. If Pakistan can outplay India somewhere, that place is crying to her big brothers and training terrorists.

 

[axisofevil]

Pakistan is outplaying India diplomatically. Maldives just chose its side against India

India threatened Maldives but this island nation is bold enough to show India the middle finger.

LMAO...a coup agains a democratically elected leader in Maldives means the public did not choose. This shows there is another country formenting trouble. This is why Modi has said F_K you, come again. This is why China and Pakistani go out of their way to warn Indians not to go to the US side. This is why Modi says F-k YOu!


If you IQ tells you this is all about Pakistan, I know what bracket you belong to. You think we are blind to seeing the Pakistan igeneral flying to China everytime there is a new development in India?

 

[Gazi]

Pakistan is outplaying India diplomatically. Maldives just chose its side against India

India threatened Maldives but this island nation is bold enough to show India the middle finger.

Its not just Bolness of Maldives there their are other prospective at work as well. India wants to project itself as Soft Power till they get UNSC at least so that is also what stopping India from going overboard in the region. Another Factor is Maldives is a Muslim Country and India would loose lot of Sympathies among Muslims if they Started acting and that is bad for Indian Soft Power Image.

 

[Tshering22]

No harm in having a diplomatic and trade meeting.

But we should also be cautious.

 

[axisofevil]

Its not just Bolness of Maldives there their are other prospective at work as well. India wants to project itself as Soft Power till they get UNSC at least so that is also what stopping India from going overboard in the region. Another Factor is Maldives is a Muslim Country and India would loose lot of Sympathies among Muslims if they Started acting and that is bad for Indian Soft Power Image.

India has more muslims than most Muslim countries. We sway quite a bit of influence when it comes to Islam. YOu can neglect that all you like

 

[singh sahab]

I'm telling you guys, This Gayoom guy is not good for India. We must get Nasheed back on chair.

 

[Gazi]

India has more muslims than most Muslim countries. We sway quite a bit of influence when it comes to Islam. YOu can neglect that all you like

AFAIK Maldives has 100% Muslim Citizens because their Citizenship Criteria demands such a thing so it comes in definition of Muslim Country while India is still deciding its Hindu or Secular Country.

 

[Jaanbaz]

It is in interest of Pakistan, China, Maldives, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh to work together against Indian intervention in internal affairs of these countries. It is clear that India's foreign policy led by Modi's Hindu nationalism would create backlash against India.

 

[JohnyD]

well, SriLanka too had over enthu President who tried to play against India's interest and see where is he now..no wonder, Maldives current present too is going to have the same fate!

well, SriLanka too had over enthu President who tried to play against India's interest and see where is he now..no wonder, Maldives current present too is going to have the same fate!

 

[Razia Sultana]

There was an anti India government in Nepal.
There was an anti India government in Bangladesh.
There was an anti India government in Sri Lanka.
There (---) an anti India government in Maldives.
No marks for guessing the right verb.

 

[manishmaithani]

Maldive could serve as a Backup for Chinese String of Pearls if Sri Lanka decided to Breakup from it. Its like all options on the Table for Chinese here.

Its not possible, as because Maldive does not have much land to keep the strategic asset on port and secondly not much near and not much far from India, so its easy for India to play the game whenever required and India already proved it long back. I mean India can play the game very securely whenever its has its national interest on the game.

 

[singh sahab]

The region between Maldives and Sri Lanka are between huge Maritime Lanes that goes to SCS and then to China, Japan, Korea and South East Asia. So they have a significant Values to them but the whole purpose of Gawadar is to evade this whole Route at the time of Crisis as Gawadar Port connected to China would be able to facilitate Chinese Imports and Exports by evading the route but its drawback is its Faraway from Eastern China which is Major Chinese Economic Zone. The Political development in Sri Lanka is discouraging so Chinese would try their luck in Maldives as Backup until situation in Sri Lanka comes in their Favor and then they can start their work there.

Chinese Purpose is to Strengthen themselves in SCS while Indian purpose is to Deny Chinese Presence in their backyard. What US is interested is to keep their Watch in the region so this could be potential Future Conflict zone which could lead India to Isolation in the South Asian neighborhood.

2 things
1 - India does not need to have presence in either SL or Maldives to blockade China, Just look at the geography of Car Nicobar and Malacca strait. Malacca strait is the jugular vein of all SE Asian sea transit & It's less than 90 km from Indian territory. Puprose of india is to deny China any foothold and Naval base which could lead to future headache for India.

2 - There is no way US is going to isloate India now, with the relations going to a new height. Yes, it could be the other way around.

 

[manishmaithani]

India can fight but if they do then they would go to Isolation even further in the Neighborhood because all these Countries started making noise of Indian interventions and that is enough to backtrack Indian Efforts.

Chinese have nothing to loose here but India has everything to loose because Chinese can manage their losses through Gawadar, Silk Routes and SCS to some Extent but India cant do that in fact they would increase animosity in the region even further if they even try.

No. It will not happen
Why ?

1. Nepal and Bhutan will always be with India
2. Bangladesh has friendly party in government and right now they are removing khalida jiya from the political ground with full Indian support(support is not open)
3. Pakistan is busy in Zarb-ai-azb and with many other internal problem, economy is down like hell and most importantly Pakistan do not have any strategic ground or influence out of Afganistan in the world.
So after all it will be day dreaming for Pakistan government to engage India in open sea and only Maldive will face theside effect .

 

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