Sharp drop in number of Indian tourists to Maldives in 2024 after diplomatic row

Fewer Indians travelled to nan Maldives successful nan first 3 months of this year, information has revealed. The driblet successful nan number of Indian visitors visiting nan Indian Ocean federation comes against nan backdrop of a negotiated statement betwixt Delhi and Male.

According to tourism statistic from Maldivian authorities, a full of 34,847 Indians visited nan Maldives betwixt January to March this year. This was a crisp 38 per cent driblet from past twelvemonth erstwhile much than 56,000 visitors visited nan Maldives during nan aforesaid period.

A full of 12,792 Indians (7.1 per cent of nan full population) visited nan land federation successful January 2024, nan statistic revealed.

In February, a full of 11,522 Indian visitors visited nan Maldives, arsenic compared to a full of 19,497 nan aforesaid period past year.

In March this year, only 8,322 Indians visited nan nation, arsenic compared to a full of 18,099 during nan aforesaid period successful 2023.

The information comes pursuing an 'India Out' run by Maldivian president Mohamed Muizzu and nan consequent 'Boycott Maldives' inclination that gained fame connected societal media successful India.

Later, nan 'Visit Lakshadweep' inclination gained fame connected nan net aft Prime Minister Narendra Modi visited nan Lakshadweep islands.

The information besides shows a dependable emergence successful Indians visiting nan land federation successful caller years. According to nan data, 1 lakh Indians visited nan Maldives successful 2018. The number accrued to 1.6 lakh successful 2019.

In 2021, nan number of Indian visitors to nan Maldives accrued to 2.91 lakh, arsenic nan state eased its Covid-19 restrictions.

The caller negotiated statement betwixt India and nan Maldives erupted aft 3 deputy ministers of nan Maldives posted derogatory comments against Prime Minister Narendra Modi, folllowing nan latter's sojourn to Lakshadweep.

President Muizzu suspended nan 3 ministers complete their societal media postings that stirred concerns successful India and sparked a boycott telephone connected societal media.