International Desk: The President of the Maldives, Muhammad Muijju, has said that the Indian army will be removed from the country soon after assuming office. He said, “There will be no foreign military presence in the Maldives.”
The news agency AFP reported on the Indian media itself.
According to reports, the President of the Maldives said, “When it comes to our security, I want to cut a red line.” The Maldives will respect the red border that will be there in the case of other countries too.
Incidentally, the new president of the Maldives, Muijju, is considered pro-Chinese.
According to the office of the President of the Maldives, “When the President met Indian Minister Kiran Rijiju at the office of the President on Saturday (November 18), the President made the official request (to withdraw the army).”
Muijju was close to the former president of the Maldives, Abdullah Yameen. Abdullah emphasized strengthening relations with China during his tenure as President of the Maldives. He was in charge from 2013 to 2018. After that, Ibrahim Muhammad Salih became the president of the country. He was pro-Indian. Muizzu has recently come to power after losing him.
The Hindustan Times reports that there are currently 70 Indian soldiers in the Maldives. Those providing protection to surveillance aircraft and radars. Along with that, Indian warships play an important role in the security of the Maldives’ exclusive economic zone.
