Remember when Muizzu went to Turkiye and recklessly undermined four decades of carefully cultivated Middle Eastern relations? Instead of securing financial assistance, he spent millions on Turkish drones while costing us millions in critical budget support from the Middle East. His arrogance came at a price, and the Maldivian people were forced to pay it. Remember his visit to China, his desperate attempt to exploit Indian Ocean power rivalries? Remember his theatrical declaration, “We will not be bullied,” aimed at India, the very nation that has consistently stood by the Maldives when it mattered most. Now he turns to Pakistan, hoping to exploit yet another regional rivalry. History and academia will remember Muizzu’s presidency as a textbook case of diplomatic incompetence: a man who mistook arrogance for sovereignty, provocation for independence, and geopolitical friction for leverage, deliberately limiting vital financial support for the Maldivian people. Decades of diplomatic goodwill gambled away by a man who cannot distinguish statesmanship from political theatre, Muizzu has become a clear threat to Indian Ocean security and our sovereignty.