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.