It has been reported that after the Maldives** Mouiz issued a statement to India in mid-January that it would withdraw its troops, how this situation will change has attracted widespread attention. Since Modi came to power, in order to strengthen India's influence in South Asia, he has adopted an all-encompassing "Bharatism", a policy that is to exert his influence on neighboring countries, such as the Maldives, Bangladesh, and Sri Lanka. But it was at this time that the Maldives' pro-India regime was overthrown, replaced by Moiz, who had not had good relations with India, and India was forced to withdraw more than 80 troops stationed in the country. This is the first time in several years that a neighboring country has forced the withdrawal of Indian troops, which, of course, has caused discontent on the part of India.
The report said that Modi's authorities' relations with the Maldives were already strained, and that the deadline for the evacuation was seen as a "provocation". In particular, when Muiz had just returned from China, the New Delhi Times criticized India for leaning toward China, and also threatened that if Indian troops were forcibly expelled, they would have to "pay a price", including monetary penalties. At that time, many people thought that Modi would "play tricks" and create a reason for them to postpone their retreat indefinitely, in the eyes of India, the Maldives and their strength are not at the same level at all, even if the Indian army insists on refusing to leave, they are sure to take it.
But after repeated negotiations, things have changed. The Maldivian foreign minister said on 6 March that the two sides have reached a consensus on the talks, and the two sides have agreed to withdraw 89 US troops stationed in Iraq by 10 March for a period of two months. In the run-up to India's withdrawal, China and India reconsidered their cooperation, hoping to "strengthen" cooperation in defense, security and other areas. However, since India's statement did not give a reason for its withdrawal, India said the two countries could"Agree on a set of possible approaches", which is clearly a deliberate attempt to avoid the issue.
Analysts say that for India, which regards the Maldives as its "backyard island", this exit is not easy, but it also shows the determination of the Maldives**. In India, repeated pressure was put on the Maldives to prevent Chinese scientific research vessels from stopping in its ports on the grounds that it "endangers national security," but was denied. However, this move by the Maldives will inevitably attract India's exclusion and blows, especially since India is currently "small" and not so tolerant of the performance of the Muiz regime, and may carry out economic and diplomatic counterattacks against the Maldives in the future.
In addition, the Maldives official also stated last month that Chinese scientific research ships can dock here, which is a huge turning point for Sri Lanka after India proposed to "ban Chinese scientific research ships from entering the country", because India is under Modi's "either-or" clause, Muiz is clearly more inclined to China. According to him, he is only thinking about the future of the Maldives, not on the side of China. On this point, some people said: "India has not yet dragged its military and economy together, and it dares to say that it is really beyond the power of a great power chauvinism; If India continues to put pressure on us, then we will be ostracized by more people and even left behind. ”