09/01/2024
Maldives = The Most Ungrateful Country
1. India Has been largely a friend to the Maldives as a friend in NEED.
2. India was the first country to recognise the sovereignty of Maldives in 1965 upon Independence.
3. India was the first to establish a resident mission in Male.
4. India saved the Maldives in 1988 from a coup by a prominent businessman. It was this effort by our Indian soldiers that overwhelmed the rebels who abandoned their mission and fled. It is because of this effort or our soldiers, that Maldives survives.
5. India signed many defence deals with Maldives in 2009
6. The Indian Navy and Maldivian defence forces have signed many deals for joint surveillance and patrol activities.
7. India gave the DHRUV Helicopter to Maldives
8. India Constructs Military Hospitals for Maldives
9. Indians registered maximum number of tourists to Maldives
10. Indians are the only tourists who helped the Maldivian tourism Industry pickup after Covid 19
11. India also had signed many infrastructure projects with Maldives like Ariports, water and Sanitation projects and many more
12. Taj and Oberoi, Leaders of the Indian Hospitality Industry have assisted Maldives in developing their Human Resources
13. In 2018 India Extended monetary aid of $ 1.4 billion to solve the debt crisis because of China
14. In Jan 2020, when Maldives was facing a huge risk of Measles Outbreak, It was the Indian Government who sent Measles vaccines to control the outbreak.
15. Operation Sagar by the Indian Navy, India sent tones and tones of food to Maldives during the COVID-19 Pandemic.
16. While western nations and even China were busy Stockpiling vaccines for future use, India Gifted Vaccines to Maldives in Feb 2021.
17. Maldives was the first country where Vaccines were sent by India as aid.
18. Additionally India provided $ 100 Million to Maldives during the pandemic which was done under the India Neighbourhood First Policy
All of these were going to help Maldives only and not India
India has the right to be angry with Maldives
