The opposition leader also admitted that the current government has more favourable and stronger relations with China. So we need to work together in tandem," he added. "Yes, some people, nationalistic people from both countries, may say that Maldives may say, we can do without India, and Indians may say that you are a very small country. Ismail, who was also the former Minister of Economic Development of Maldives, noted that India has been a very strong development partner, while Male has been a "strong, staunch ally of India across the international spectrum". So just one or two tweets derailing this entire relationship is very sad," the minister said. "This relationship between India and Maldives has been nurtured and fostered over a long period of time by very mature leaders, past leaders of our country and yours as well. Now, because of the easy accessibility of social media, this has reached a lot of Indians and to a lot of Maldivians," he told news agency ANI, adding that the spat will impact India-Maldives relations as well as the revenue generated by the high number of Indian tourists coming to the island country for years. "I personally believe the government should take a tougher stand on that because this goes beyond government to government.
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