China Sends 1,500 Tonnes of Drinking Water to the Maldives | Vantage with Palki Sharma

China Sends 1,500 Tonnes of Drinking Water to the Maldives | Vantage with Palki Sharma

China has sent 1,500 tonnes of drinking water to the Maldives in a move that signals the Indian Ocean island's continued shift towards Beijing. As an island nation dominated by sand beds, the Maldives consistently faces water shortage. In the past, the country has depended on its closest neighbour - India - to fulfil its water requirements. In 2014, India had launched Operation Neer to ship more than 2,700 tonnes of drinking water to the Maldives when a water purification complex caught fire in the capital. Is the Maldives replacing India with China? What will be the impact of this move? Palki Sharma tells you.

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