Male, July 23 -- Former Foreign Minister of Maldives, Abdulla Shahid, while talking about Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit to Maldives on July 25-26, expressed contentment at the thawing of frozen ties between the two nations.

Shahid said that the strain was unfortunate and was due to the incorrect narrative of the current government.

"I am delighted by the PM's visit. The PM's visit this time goes beyond symbolism because the PM is making a State Visit coinciding with the 60th anniversary of our independence. He will be the Guest of Honour here for the celebrations. This goes beyond symbolism because recently we have had very unfortunate diplomatic strain between Maldives and India because of the narrative that the current governme...