Maldives political crisis: India sacrifices its moral standing yet again

Recent events in the Maldives are yet another example of how Indian foreign policy has over the years sacrificed its moral standing in the international arena to pursue elusive strategic interests, and now finds itself left with neither.

There was a time when a newly independent India, a third world low-income democracy, could punch above its weight in the international arena.

On Monday, four days after the Supreme Court of the Maldives ordered the release of all political prisoners, South Block watched as the government of Abdulla Yameen announced a state of emergency in the country for 15-days.

Yameen’s government