'Politics May Go Up & Down, But...': Jaishankar Amid Diplomatic Row With MaldivesUpdated: 15 Jan 2024, 03:26 PM ISTSpeaking about the ongoing India vs Maldives diplo... moreSpeaking about the ongoing India vs Maldives diplomatic issue, foreign minister S Jaishankar says that while 'politics is politics', people do understand the importance of relations with India. This comes even as the Maldivian government has now set a date, 15th March, for India to withdraw troops from the island nation. This also comes just after Maldives President Mohamed Muizzu's visit to China, after which he said that 'Maldives is not in any country's backyard'.

Source: Mint January 15, 2024 13:05 UTC