A waiter prepares the table at a restaurant at a resort on an island at Har Alif Atoll in the Maldives. The island nation has witnessed a dip in Indian tourists amid the ongoing New Delhi-Male spat. File image/Reuters
“Please be a part of Maldives’ tourism. Our economy depends on tourism,” appealed Maldivian tourism minister Ibrahim Faisal amid the ongoing India-Maldives spat.
The request came after Indian tourists shunned the island nation after Maldivian officials made derogatory remarks about India and Prime Minister Narendra Modi on social media.
How badly was Maldivian tourism hurt by Indians? We explore more.
Plea to return
Ibrahim Faisal, Maldives’ tourism minister, on Monday (6 May), in a PTI news interview said: “We have a history. Our newly elected government also wants to work together (with India). We always promote peace and a friendly environment. Our people and the government will give a warm welcome to Indian arrivals. As the tourism minister, I want to tell…
