In the recently held elections in Maldives, a pro-China candidate Mohamed Muizzu won the elections on the slogan “India Out” of Maldives. It was former president and opposition leader Abdullah Yamin wore a T-shirt with the words “India Out”. When “India Out” campaigns were at its peak before election the Ibrahim Solih Government, under Indian pressure, issued a decree that the “India Out” campaign by the opposition was a threat to national security. The Chinese presence in the Maldives for India is a threat and a matter of concern. However, the actual reason is that they fear Chinese presence in their backyard and a real threat to India.
