India, April 19 -- Since winning the 2023 elections banking on an anti-India narrative and coming to power, Maldivian President Mohamed Muizzu has been developing ties with China and distancing from India, calling its long-time ally a threat to the sovereignty of Maldives.

Maldives upgraded its relationship with China by signing a number of MoUs with the Asian giant during Muizzus maiden visit to Beijing as the Maldivian President in January this year, where Chinese President Xi Jinping called him an old friend of his country.

Now, ahead of the parliamentary polls in the archipelagic state, when the opposition parties have demanded a probe against him and his impeachment over corruption charges in the past, he is also facing the anger o...