Powerless muscles.

About a week back, "A row erupted after a Maldivian political leader tweeted controversial remarks mocking Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit to the Lakshadweep archipelago." "The move is great. However, the idea of competing with us is delusional. The permanent smell in the rooms will be the biggest downfall," he said. India Today. This remark was personal, and not from the Maldives government, and so should have been ignored, but nowadays, any perceived criticism of Dear Leader leads to howls of rage from an army of brainless Bhakts, who are called Bhakts (believers) "because of their uncritical acceptance of information received on digital media as gospel truths (DH). "The day started with senior MEA (Ministry of External Affairs) officials discussing the current situation in ties with Maldives High Commissioner Ibrahim Shaheeb, underlining its position that it found the ministers' behavior unacceptable." TOI. This immediately converted a silly comment into a diplomatic issue forcing the Maldives government to defend itself. In retaliation, the Maldives foreign ministry summoned the Indian High Commissioner. BT. "We may be small, but that doesn't give you the license to bully us," President Mohamed Muizzu of the Maldives told journalists." "We aren't in anyone's backyard. We are an independent and sovereign state." DH. Muizzu is known to be pro-China. Back from his state visit to China, Muizzu issued a deadline of 15th March for the withdrawal of the 88 Indian troops stationed in the Maldives (NDTV) and also announced that the hydrography agreement with India will not be renewed on 7 June 2024 (TNIE). Maldives is an archipelago southeast of Kerala in the Indian Ocean. Maps. India has agreed to fast-track the withdrawal of our military personnel. ANI. China already owns the Hambantota Port in Sri Lanka and if it can establish a base on the Maldives it can control the whole of the Indian Ocean and interfere with Indian shipping. Coercive diplomacy is unproductive. "When India was upset with the newly adopted Nepal Constitution in September 2015, a harsh six-month blockade was imposed on a hapless, landlocked country which caused immense suffering. As a result, the Chinese footprint in Nepal increased dramatically," wrote Bharat Bhushan. Mr Modi's muscular foreign policy has taken friend and foe aback and established India as a power on the world stage, admired Shishir Gupta. While still breathing fire at Canada for its tolerance of Khalistan supporters, India has opened 3 more centers for issuing visas in Canada, and has dismantled a memorial to Major Shaitan Singh at Rezang La Pass where Major Singh and 113 men fought to the death against overwhelming numbers of Chinese troops in 1962. The Telegraph. If that is muscular, the muscles are paralysed. Bullying is no policy. Made us much weaker.