The New York Times quoted Associate Fellow, IDSA, presently on deputation as Visiting Professor to ICCR chair of Indian Studies at the University of Dar-es-Salaam, Tanzania, Dr Anand Kumar’s views on India’s stand on the Maldives crisis, in an article titled ‘Maldives Crisis Could Stir Trouble Between China and India’. The article, published on February 14, 2018, examines how the Maldivian turmoil can provoke a larger crisis between China and India, which have long competed for influence in the Indian Ocean region.