India wants all countries to help Maldives including China

New Delhi, Feb 10: After reports of China saying that the country hoped Maldives can solve its political crisis on its own, India said on Friday that every country can support and play a constructive role in solving the Maldives crisis.

"We note that China has said that Maldives government has the ability to protect the security of Chinese personnel and institutions in Maldives," the external affairs ministry said in a statement.

"We hope that all countries can play a constructive role in Maldives, instead of doing the opposite," it added.

Chinese official said that China did not want the Maldivian political crisis to become another thorny issue with India.