President Muizzu asks Indian tourists to visit Maldives, says 'Indians always welcome'

Maldivian President Mohamed Muizzu, who is in India amid Maldives' debt crisis, appealed to Indian tourists to return to the island nation. "Indians have always been welcome in Maldives...[They] make a positive contribution to Maldivian society," said Muizzu in an interview. Indian tourist arrivals in Maldives fell following a diplomatic row over Maldivian ministers' remarks on PM Narendra Modi.