Maldives “India Out” Campaign: Implication for Bilateral Relation

This research paper explores the ‘India out’ campaign and its implication on bilateral relations between India and the Maldives .In the Maldives, the ‘India out’ campaign emerged as a politically significant movement with radical implications for the bilateral relations. This research paper examines how the campaign influenced the diplomatic,political and social relations between India and Maldives. This movement, which wants the removal of Indian military troops from the Maldives,shows political unrest and nationalist sentiment in certain parts of the Maldivian society.This research tries to fill the gap in the literature by exploring the campaign’s origin and its implications.