Maldives Dictator has once again begged for military assistance from India in trying to seize a strayed vessel that entered Maldives territory yesterday. The Maldives' coast guard could not bring the situation under control and air cover was given by the Indian military. "This is quite pathetic, a small vessel with a handful of people has posed such a threat to the country. The coast guard is obviously not bold enough to deal with a situation on their own and had to rely on India, once again," said a military analyst. "It also shows further that when ever the Maldives' Dictator finds himself in trouble of this sort, common nouns are repeated: Guns, Tamil and Indian Military," he added further.
What is obvious from all this is that the Maldives Dictator has no military power to defend the country, and the little power he has is used to attack his own people and control those who oppose his rule. Remember how this same coast guard vessel attacking a small fishing Dhoni in November last year whilst it was ferrying a group of Addu reformists to Male'.
So, this is a good time to ask ourselves the real question. Shouldn't we be worried as an independent nation, about the total reliance on the military might of India to defend ourselves, and to protect our territory?
It will come as no surprise to us if in the end this whole incident will somehow be linked to democratic reform movement. You can never underestimate the cunningness of a desperate and ailing dictator.
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