Maldives president asks China to send more tourists amid diplomatic row with India

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Maldivian President Mohamed Muizzu on Tuesday appealed to China to send more tourists to his country amid a diplomatic row with India. The diplomatic row pertains to remarks by three deputy ministers of the island nation about Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s social media posts that showed him snorkelling during his recent visit to Lakshadweep. Maldivian minister Maryam Shiuna had reacted to the picture calling Modi a “clown”. “The puppet of Israel Mr Narendra diver with life jacket,” she had said in a social media post, which has now been deleted. Following an uproar on social media by some Indians, Shiuna...