Indian government closely monitoring situation.
Reacting strongly to political turmoil in the Maldives, India today said it was "disturbed" on the declaration of an emergency by the government there and described as a matter of "concern" the arrests of the Supreme Court Chief Justice and political figures.
India issued an advisory to its nationals yesterday, asking them not to undertake non-essential travel to the island nation. "We are disturbed by the declaration of a State of Emergency in the Maldives following the refusal of the government to abide by the unanimous ruling of the full bench of the Supreme Court on February 1, and also by the suspension of constitutional rights of the people of Maldives," the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said in a statement. "The arrest of the Supreme Court Chief Justice and political figures are also reasons for concern," it added.
Earlier, exiled former Maldivian president Mohamed Nasheed asked India to intervene militarily to resolve the ongoing political crisis in the Maldives amid a deepening confrontation between the judiciary and President Abdulla Yameen, who has declared a state of emergency and arrested the country's top judge. Chief Justice Abdulla Saeed and another judge, Ali Hameed, were arrested hours after Yameen declared a state of emergency yesterday. No details were given about the investigation or any charges against them. Former president Maumoon Abdul Gayoom, who has allied himself with the opposition, was also detained at his home.
China today called for resolution of political crisis in Maldives through dialogue without external intervention as the embattled President Abdulla Yameen, who is closely allied with Beijing, declared a state of emergency to stay in power amid rising tide of opposition.
Weighing its options in the fast deteriorating crisis in the Maldives, China asked political parties in Maldives to find a solution without external intervention as UN, the US and India stepped pressure on Yameen to implement the Supreme Court ruling of setting the detained opposition leaders free. Observers say China faced a similar situation in Sri Lanka when its close ally and the then president Mahinda Rajapaksa was defeated in 2015 elections creating crisis situation for Chinese strategic investments. However, in a move that could hurt Yameen, China upgraded its travel alert asking its citizens to cancel their plans to visit Maldives in view of emergency despite assurances from officials in Male that security will be provided to tourists.
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