Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], January 12: Spiritual luminary and modern mystic Pujya Gurudevshri Rakeshji -- Founder Shrimad Rajchandra Mission Dharampur -- will be visiting the Agatti Islands in Lakshadweep, along with over a 1000 youth hailing from all across India, for a 'Youth Retreat',
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
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
"We are here for just 3-4 hours. I think time will get short for us to explore the beauty of this island. This is none less than Maldives for us. We are enjoying a lot," a tourist named Olivia who has come to Lagoon Beach from Kolkata said.
Amid the ongoing row between India and the Maldives, the Chairperson of the Maldivian Democratic Party, Fayyaz Ismail has called for a "tougher stand" by the government, saying that the racist comments against India, and Prime Minister Narendra Modi were just isolated individual opinions
Amid the row over the disparaging remarks by Maldivian ministers and government officials against Prime Minister Narendra Modi over his recent visit to Lakshadweep, the administration in the Indian archipelago stated it was working on plans to expand its tourism activities.
Amid a diplomatic row between India and Maldives, several travel portals are witnessing all-time high searches for the country's beach destinations besides Lakshadweep.
"He (Narendra Modi) is the Prime Minister of our country and if anyone from any other country holding any position makes such comments on our PM, we won't accept it," Pawar said.
In a significant development, the tourism sector in the Maldives is experiencing a downturn following the controversy surrounding Prime Minister Modi's visit to Lakshadweep. The fallout has been analysed across various aspects of the industry.
Even as India is looking to promote the Lakshadweep islands for tourism, India is now planning to develop a new airfield at the Minicoy Islands there that would be capable of operating military aircraft, including fighter jets, along with commercial ones.