India To Reach Out To Maldives As Pro-China Muizzu Comes To Power

Rattling New Delhi’s security apparatus as far as the Indian Ocean is concerned, pro-China Presidential candidate Mohamed Muizzu, considered to be close ex-President Abdulla Yameen, came to power in the Maldives defeating pro-India Ibrahim Solih.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi was one of the first world leaders to congratulate Mohamed Muizzu after he won the Maldives presidential election Sunday. ( Image Source :Getty )

India-Maldives Relations: India has decided to “soon” reach out to the new dispensation in Maldives as pro-China candidate Mohamed Muizzu emerged victorious this Sunday in the presidential polls, neatly defeating his predecessor and pro-India Ibrahim Mohamed Solih, ABP LIVE has learnt.  Much to New Delhi’s security concerns, Muizzu’s presidential campaign has been hooked on anti-India sloganeering and messages. He leads a party that had obtained large scale loans