Published : Sep 08, 2022 11:00 IST There is a factional war going on within the ruling Maldivian Democratic Party, the first registered political party in the Maldives and widely seen as the closest ally of India, like the Awami League of Bangladesh. The ‘India Out’ campaign The MDP’s biggest Achilles heel is the campaign by the opposition, particularly the …
Maldivian Parliamentary Speaker and former President Mohamed Nasheed, who survived a bid on his life in May, has asked President Ibrahim Mohamed Solih to “course-correct before it is too late”. In a statement issued on Saturday, Mr. Nasheed accused President Solih of reneging on his pledge to address religious extremism, referring to the government’s “withdrawal” of support for a recent …