From capital to Addu: a new India-Maldives partnership

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The following is an op-ed by Rishi Suri. For decades, discussions about India–Maldives relations have tended to revolve around Malé. Diplomacy happens in the capital, governments negotiate there, and political debates emerging from Malé inevitably dominate headlines. But the future of the India–Maldives partnership may increasingly be shaped elsewhere: in Addu, Hithadhoo, Hanimaadhoo and dozens of island communities where development cooperation is