“Asked about China's expansion of its ambitious Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), he responded by saying, "If you are my best friend, you won't ask me to choose friends."”
8/7 Chinese foreign minister Wang Yi in Dhaka, Bangladesh. This is his 3rd visit to the Indian subcontinent this year. -January: Maldives, Sri Lanka -March: Pakistan, Afghanistan, India -August: Bangladesh /
“Nasheed’s remarks come at a time when Yameen, who is now in the Opposition, has been running his ‘India Out’ or ‘India Military Out’ campaign since 2021, when the Supreme Court of that country overturned his conviction in a corruption case.”