By: Keerthi Mohan
In what is clearly a sign of strained ties between the two nations, Maldives has asked New Delhi to take back one of the two helicopters India had gifted to Male. Maldives wants a Dornier maritime surveillance aircraft instead of the Dhruv Advanced Light Helicopter that India had gifted, the Times of India quoted a Maldives government official as saying. Relationship between India and Maldives has not been smooth in recent times, and something that’s becoming a cause for concern for India is Maldives allowing China to make strategic inroads. China has a number of infrastructure projects in Maldives, including…
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