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#ExpertSpeak | #ORFIndia The #Maldives' deep #MiddleEast ties face stress as the Gulf fractures along #Saudi-#UAE fault lines, complicating Muizzu's pan-Arab #ForeignPolicy. Balancing competing Gulf interests, managing development finance dependencies, navigating #Hormuz-driven #geostrategic competition, and avoiding alienating key partners — including #India — now define Malé's acute diplomatic challenge. Aditya Gowdara Shivamurthy discusses shifting alignments in the Middle East carry significant implications for the Maldives' foreign policy and development partnerships ➡️ https://lnkd.in/gDDvwfmq