Maldives warns India against interfering in its political crisis

Maldives: The Maldives has warned India against interfering in its political crisis, deepening a rift with the country once seen as its closest ally.

New Delhi has expressed concern about the situation in the honeymoon islands, whose president has sacked top judges, jailed political dissidents and imposed a state of emergency in recent weeks.

On Wednesday it said it was “deeply dismayed” by the extension of emergency rule, earning an



official rebuke from the Maldives foreign ministry.

“There is no doubt that the Maldives is experiencing one of the most difficult periods in the history of the nation,” the islands’ ministry said in a statement late Thursday.

“It is therefore important that friends and partners in the international community, including India, refrain from any actions that could hinder resolving the situation facing the country.”