Officials from the Indian High Commission in the Maldives met with officials at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Male, Maldives local media reported on Sunday.
Maldives President Mohammad Muizzu's government had a sharp defeat after voters elected Maldivian Democratic Party (MDP) candidate Adam Azim, who belongs to the opposition as Mayor of Maldives capital, Male on Saturday.
Maldives President Mohamed Muizzu said that the country might be small, but it does not give anyone the licence to "bully" them, Maldives-based newspaper SunOnline International reported.
While shedding light on the India-Maldives row, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Saturday asserted that "politics is politics" and it can't be guaranteed that every country will support or agree with India everytime.
Maldives is facing a boycott from one of its biggest sources of tourism income after three of its officials made derogatory remarks against the Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and India after his recent visit to Lakshadweep.
Amid the row over the distasteful remarks by Maldivian ministers and government officials against Prime Minister Narendra Modi over his recent visit to Lakshadweep, Indian travel company EaseMyTrip on Thursday reiterated its stand to suspend all bookings to the island nation from January
Foreign tourists, as well as locals, are now vouching for India's top destinations, including cities, tourist attractions, and other places while shunning the sun-kissed getaway for domestic beaches instead.
Amid the controversy around the disparaging remarks by Maldivian ministers and government officials against Prime Minister Narendra Modi over his recent visit to Lakshadweep, Chinese President Xi Jinping hosted a state banquet for Maldivian President Mohamed Muizzu and First Lady Sajidha
The Maldives government has, however, distanced itself from the remarks made by its ministers. Maldivian Minister of Foreign Affairs, Moosa Zameer, said that these remarks against foreign leaders are "unacceptable" and do not reflect the official position of the Maldives government.
The Progressive Party of Maldives (PPM) and People's National Congress (PNC) -- the two main parties in the ruling coalition in Maldives -- used 'anti-India' sentiments during the campaigning for the 2023 presidential polls, a report by European Union Election Observation Mission Maldives (E