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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
World
Hannah Ellis-Petersen South Asia correspondent

Modi trip to Indian islands prompts Maldives row

Modi sits in a deckchair on a beach
Modi on a beach in the Lakshadweep archipelago, which lies adjacent to the Maldives and shares similar white sand beaches and crystal blue waters. Photograph: @narendramodi

A row has erupted between India and the Maldives after the Indian prime minister, Narendra Modi, visited the Indian islands of Lakshadweep to promote tourism.

The visit was perceived by some in the Maldives as an attempt to draw tourists away from the archipelago in the Indian Ocean, whose economy is heavily dependent on tourism.

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