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Maldives crisis: No role for India in 'domestic issue', says Yameen's envoy

Maldives Economic Development Minister Mohamed Saeed also said that China's presence in the Indian Ocean was a 'reality' for all to see

A Maldives policeman charges with baton towards protesters after the government declared a 15-day state of emergency in Male, Maldives
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A Maldives policeman charges with baton towards protesters after the government declared a 15-day state of emergency in Male, Maldives | Photo: PTI

BS Web Team | Agencies New Delhi
India's ocean? Maldives doesn't agree and the island nation's government has ruled out any Indian role, or that of any other country for that matter, in resolving the political crisis that has gripped it, according to reports.  

In an interview, Maldives Economic Development Minister Mohamed Saeed said the political crisis was an "internal affair" and a "domestic issue", the Hindustan Times reported on Thursday. He was responding to a question on whether India or other nations could help in setting up a dialogue between President Abdulla Yameen's government and the Opposition. Stating that Maldives was "fully capable and equipped"