The government would make considerable investments in the country's tourist sector, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman announced today during her Interim Budget 2024 speech.?
She stated that the administration will devote undivided focus to improving the island Union Territory of Lakshadweep's tourism infrastructure.?
Following a diplomatic spat with the Maldives, an archipelago nation where Indians used to visit in huge numbers, many Indians have turned to Lakshadweep as an alternate destination.
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Amid a diplomatic controversy with India over insulting remarks made by some Maldivian MPs about Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Maldives envoy Ibrahim Shaheeb stated on Wednesday that "everything is good" between Male and New Delhi.Shaheeb made the comment upon his arrival at Parliament on the opening day of the Budget session.?
Earlier this month, Ibrahim Shaheeb was called by the External Affairs Ministry in response to Maldivian officials' offensive remarks about Prime Minister Modi following his visit to Lakshadweep.
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