• Samim Aktar
• Sabyasachi Pailan

The largest and most powerful state in South Asia is India, while the smallest one is the Maldives. Yet, since the Maldives emerged as an independent state, its foreign relations with India have flourished as a neighboring country. Basically, the stature of the Maldives has immeasurably upsurged its geopolitical gravity. While this relationship has continued in the twenty-first century, India's whimsy and China's dominance have led to a slight decline, which is, at least, somewhat detrimental to India's security interests. In this article, attempts have been made to form a geopolitical continuum of India-Maldives relations (security, trade, and culture, etc.) and its flex until the present decade.

Geopolitics, Security, Hegemony, Cultural, Trade

"India-Maldives Relations: Its flux through decades", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.9, Issue 3, page no.a497-a503, March-2022, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2203060.pdf

"India-Maldives Relations: Its flux through decades", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.9, Issue 3, page no. ppa497-a503, March-2022, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2203060.pdf