"Why Pay So Much When...": Edelweiss' Radhika Gupta Amid India-Maldives Row

Ms Gupta said that she is "obsessed with the potential of Indian tourism".

Amid growing tensions between India and the Maldives following a controversial tweet by a Maldives minister regarding the Lakshadweep Islands, several people including celebrities and cricketers took to social media to express their solidarity with the archipelago and encourage fellow citizens to explore the beauty of the islands. Meanwhile, the Maldivian government suspended three ministers whose social media posts against India and PM Narendra Modi sparked a massive firestorm with several Indians claiming to have cancelled their scheduled vacation to the nation. I am obsessed with the potential of a Indian tourism and have always wondered why we have to pay so much to go Maldives when we have Lakshadweep and Andaman.The answer is 1) infrastructure and 2) marketing. The PM's recent visit has put the spotlight on these destinations.…

Amid this, Radhika Gupta, Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of Edelweiss Mutual Fund, took to X, (formerly Twitter) and said that she is "obsessed with the potential of Indian tourism" and that she does not understand why people pay so much to go to the Maldives when India has Lakshadweep and Andaman and Nicobar Islands. "I am obsessed with the potential of a Indian tourism and have always wondered why we have to pay so much to go Maldives when we have Lakshadweep and Andaman," she said.

Ms Gupta added, "The answer is 1) infrastructure and 2) marketing. The PM's recent visit has put the spotlight on these destinations. Our hotel brands have shown us time and again that we know how to do luxury like no one else. Let's take the best of Indian hospitality to build a world class tourism experience."