Maldives sacks multiple ministers to pacify India

I understand he's thread banned but the @Guynextdoor I knew was definitely NOT a Modi fanboi.

The Bombay duck must gave done a number on him.

Cheers, Doc
 
:p Was trying to give some face-saving to sanghis actually.

BTW I wish the extremism Moditvas are exhibiting, may galvanise more & more
This thread, with its complete lack of logic and hysteria, made me very sad.
 
This thread, with its complete lack of logic and hysteria, made me very sad.

You will note that one must pick his hill to die on.

Maldives? Seriously?

Cheers, Doc
 
You will note that one must pick his hill to die on.

Maldives? Seriously?

Cheers, Doc
Doc,

With your vast wealth, you must have been to the Maldives. Now hold on for what I'm about to share with you.

THERE ARE NO HILLS IN THE MALDIVES.

Now I'm going to sleep. No interruptions, please.
 
Good night, @Faceless, @TheEconomist.

Hope I find the Maldives still there, and Lakshadweep, when I get up next.
Remember not to kick sand in anyone's face.

That place is beautiful a right jewel in the crown of India's geography.

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There was, in earlier times, a policy to restrict tourism so as to restrict the ecological footprint. That is obviously going to take a dive now. Expect a 75' statue of Hanuman, and a miniature of the Ayodhya Ram Mandir, and ₹600 a day lodges, daily flights, and crowds around beaches for westerners go about in swimming costumes. Ask the Goans.
@Jbgt90tankguy

There was, in earlier times, a policy to restrict road-building and major works in the unstable Himalayas. The contractors who run a certain political party sold them the line that this was pusillanimous, and conditions in the foothills were identical to the plateau these reached, and now there is one disaster a month there.
 
Do you see any logic in Indian High Commission taking up social media brouhaha with Maldives' govt!!!
Well, I tried.
I looked hard.
Not my fault. Perhaps I should change my glasses.
 
Here you go- new president was crying 'Get out India', Modi said, ok- aoong with top bollywood celebrities, 1000s of room cancellations, threat to develop Lakshyadeep as alternative destination and immedetaly the top toursim controbutor to the economy just collapsed.






One Modi visit to Lakshadweep and tweet, no mention of Maldives and still bulls eye.

Anyways, been to Lakshadweep twice more than 20 years back and it is gorgeous pristine beauty.
 
Can be replaced by more more western tourists with far stronger buying power. You really haven't looked into this.


The top 5 markets for Maldives thus far this year are Russia, India, UK, China and Germany. India had consistently remained at the top arrivals spot, especially post-covid. India, having exceeded pre-pandemic arrival numbers in 2021, is currently ranked at the #2 arrivals spot, with 117,131 visitors from India to the Maldives, with Russia on number 1, with 117,198 visitors by 15th July 2023. Additionally, 84,763 travellers from the UK, 77,202, travellers from China and 69,074 travellers from Germany have visited the Maldives this year. The UK and German markets had both exceeded pre-pandemic arrival figures by 2022. This year marks the first time that the China market, one of our traditionally strongest markets, has reached the top 5 since the onset of the Covid-19 pandemic.



So Russians are more numerous and Brits, Chinese etc are just behind. Now with the numerous wealthy Americans coming over you seem to think they're in major trouble due to a boycott from Indians who love Modi.
Everything can be replaced just very hard economically for western travellers and India represents 1/5 humanity next door.
 

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