‘Will oust Indian troops from Maldives in 1st week of presidency’

Widely seen as a pro-China leader, Muizzu told Al Jazeera in an interview that he will request India to remove its troops on “day one” after taking over as president and that this was one of his top priorities. Muizzu had defeated the incumbent Ibrahim Solih, who was seen as more favourably inclined towards India, in a presidential run off last month.