Maldives' balanced global outreach.

The Maldivian Foreign Ministry's announcement on restoring diplomatic ties with Iran as President Ibrahim Solih was meeting with German counterpart Frank-Walter Steinmeier, in Berlin, has lent a new impetus to the archipelago nation's global outreach, which has been expanding ever since this government came to power in 2018. In doing so, the Solih leadership has unabashedly and unapologetically stuck to an 'India First' policy but without hurting existing and new relations, including China. In reality, Solih has made 'India First' a trusted and tested launch pad for his nation's increasing forays into the international arena, with a balanced approach...