Rajiv Bhatia is Distinguished Fellow, Foreign Policy Studies and a former ambassador.
Manjeet Kripalani is Executive Director, Gateway House.
Produced by Charuta Ghadyalpatil.
Unfolding Geopolitics | Episode 3, Understanding the Maldivian position
Maldives’ President Mohammed Muizzu’s desire to have an independent foreign policy has steered it away from India and closer to China. It has added a new dimension to the strategic contestation in the Indian Ocean. Rajiv Bhatia, Distinguished Fellow, Foreign Policy Studies, shares his insights on the Maldives’ strategic importance in the region, the ‘India Out’ campaign, and the way forward for Indian diplomacy in South Asia.