"Diplomatic Tensions: India Travel Platform Suspends Maldives Trips Amid Calls for Apology"
TL;DR
India's major online travel platform, EaseMyTrip, has suspended bookings to the Maldives in response to a diplomatic dispute sparked by derogatory remarks about Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi made by officials in the Maldives. The move comes as tensions between the two countries escalate, with the travel platform's co-founder citing the decision as a response to the situation.
- Top India Travel Platform Suspends Maldives Trips As Row Worsens Bloomberg
- Maldives Government must issue a formal apology to India: MP Eva Abdulla WION
- Why Modi’s beach shots sparked calls for an Indian boycott of Maldives tourism CNN
- Express View on India-Maldives row: Dangers of hypernationalism on both sides The Indian Express
- The Taste With Vir: Tourism and the India-Maldives diplomatic row Hindustan Times
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