Maldives Tells Indian Officials to Leave by May 10 after Signing Military Pact with China

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Maldives President Mohamed Muizzu stepped up his anti-India rhetoric and told a gathering in Baa atoll that no Indian military personnel, not even those in civilian clothing, would be present inside his country after May 10. According to a report by Edition.mv, the comments were made by pro-China Muizzu while addressing the Baa atoll Eydhafushi residential community during his tour across the atoll. He said that “people are spreading false rumours to twist the situation” as his government was “successful” in “expelling Indian troops from the country”. His statement comes less than a week after an Indian civilian team reached...