Trouble in the Isles

Three years into power, the President Solih-led government in the Maldives is facing multiple domestic issues like sexual harassment cases, graft charges and above all, pandemic related slowdown. This has reignited the relevance of the principal opposition party, the Islamist Progressive Party of Maldives (PPM), led by Abdulla Yameen and has expectedly led to a brazen 'India Out' campaign, despite the widespread acknowledgement of India's role in rushing Covid-19 vaccines, testing-kits and PPE material in trying times