New Delhi: Two days after Maldives took a decision to terminate GMR’s airport contract in Male, India continued to seethe below the surface with South Block making it clear that it’s “inevitable” for the move to “affect bilateral relations”.
It’s learnt that this sentiment was also reflected in Indian High Commissioner D M Mulay’s first meeting with Maldives Foreign Minister Abdul Samad Abdullah after the crisis. Mulay, who has been facing flak from all quarters in Maldives and some in Delhi for not handling the situation properly, discussed the recent development with Abdullah.
According to top government officials, South Block is extremely “concerned” that the current climate of agitation has taken a political colour in Maldives, using the GMR issue as a “lever”.
Mulay has come under the shadow following rapid deterioration in the ties. Insiders revealed that a decision has been taken to move him out of Maldives to New York as Consul General by February. He has, incidentally, already completed his term in Male.
30/11/12 Shubhajit Roy/Indian Express
