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Maldives Ministers Suspended for Insulting Modi: Travel Chaos Ensues

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Maldives suspends officials for calling PM Modi names, leading to flight booking suspensions and travel controversies.

The Maldives recently stirred up a diplomatic storm by suspending three government officials who publicly insulted Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The derogatory remarks on social media triggered a chain reaction, with India's largest travel platforms suspending flight bookings to the tourism-dependent Maldives in solidarity. The escalating tensions originated from Modi's visit to the Indian islands of Lakshadweep, prompting the Maldives to summon the Maldivian envoy and halt flights in response to insults against the Indian PM. The feud has left travel plans in disarray and sparked a 'Boycott Maldives' trend among Indian travelers, affecting the outbound travel growth rate from India.

As the India-Maldives rift intensifies, travel agencies like EaseMyTrip and MakeMyTrip have halted flight bookings to the Maldives, emphasizing solidarity with the Maldives amidst the controversy. In a surprising twist, InsuranceDekho joined the 'Boycott Maldives' trend by promoting Indian destinations like Lakshadweep, redirecting the focus to exploring local island treasures. The tension between the Maldives and India has spilled into the travel sector, impacting Indian travelers' vacation plans and reshaping travel trends in the region.

With growing discontent between India and the Maldives, reports of massive ticket cancellations by Indians to the Maldives have raised concerns within the travel industry. Despite assertions from IndiGo denying the cancellations, the situation remains tense. The ongoing diplomatic rift between the two nations could significantly influence how Indian beach-lovers travel in the future, reshaping the landscape of travel to the Maldives and other popular tourist destinations in the region.

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Maldives suspends ministers for calling India PM Narendra Modi ... (BBC News)

The officials had responded to a social media post from Mr Modi, calling him a "clown", "terrorist" and a "puppet of Israel". A foreign ministry spokesperson ...

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India-Maldives row escalates, agency suspends flight bookings to ... (Reuters)

One of India's largest travel platforms suspended flight bookings to the tourism-dependent Maldives on Monday after disparaging social media posts against ...

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Modi trip to Indian islands prompts Maldives row (The Guardian)

Maldivian envoy summoned and flights suspended after insults about Indian PM's visit to Lakshadweep islands.

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Maldives suspends 3 officials for disparaging India (NBC News)

The Maldives president suspended three of his deputy ministers for posting derogatory comments against India, its closest neighbor.

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India-Maldives row: Reports not true, IndiGo tells WION amid ... (WION)

IndiGo, India's largest domestic and international airline, rejected reports of massive ticket cancellations to Maldives by Indians over the last week.

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India-Maldives Spat: EaseMyTrip Halts Bookings, MakeMyTrip ... (Skift)

EaseMyTrip announced on Monday that it has suspended all flight bookings to Maldives in what it deemed was in “solidarity with the nation.”

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Maldives controversy: India's outbound travel growth may lead to ... (The Indian Express)

Outbound travel by Indians is growing at a rapid pace and CAPA India expects the growth to be 15 percent per annum through the end of this decade.

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InsuranceDekho joins BoycottMaldives trend, stops issuance of ... (Livemint)

InsuranceDekho emphasized on the beauty of Indian islands like Lakshadweep and said it's time to explore our own island treasures.

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Rising tension between India and the Maldives is spilling out into ... (Quartz India)

A growing diplomatic rift between India and its closest neighbor, the Maldives, could change how Indian beach-lovers travel in 2024.

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'Boycott Maldives' trending on X, Indians cancel travel amid India ... (Hindustan Times)

Many travel buffs have opted to cancel their upcoming Maldives vacation plans, prompting travel agencies to remove the Maldives' category from their ...

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The Maldives and India are feuding after Modi's beach trip (Yahoo News)

Deputy Maldivian ministers called Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi a "clown,” "terrorist," and "puppet of Israel” on social media after he promoted an ...

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