I dont think we were heavy handed in Maldives. Its just the plain fact that they hate us. They manufactured and propagated the idea of Maldives being some Diego garcia of India when the whole military presence we had were 75 guys on technical assistance. A tip to any aspiring politician dont run...
Maldivian ministers posting racist and insulting things like 11 year olds on X would be seen by many as official. There has been massive cyber attacks on maldivian sites along with a bycott campaign. Debt trapping countries can hardly be counted as good partner.
There is a massive boycott campaign against Maldives in India now. Not a smart move to piss the country that they were most dependent on. Hope when a cyclone hits them Turkey or China can get them water and accept them as refugees when they sink. But alas i have a gut feeling they will become...
