Maldives, India, China: history shapes the present

Indo-Maldivian bilateral relationship was formalised with the signing of the Treaty of Friendship in 1981. Nevertheless, Maldivian foreign policy under President Maumoon Abdul Gayoom took a lukewarm turn towards India, despite India’s aid in preserving his regime during a coup attempt.

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