<p>Indians, who constitute a significant chunk of the total population of over three lakh in Maldives, are safe in the country, where the unrest erupted following a regime change four days ago.<br /><br /></p>.<p>There are about 29,000 Indians in the country and almost 22,000 of them live in Male, the capital.<br /><br />According to Indian High Commission sources here, they have not received reports of any violence on Indian property.<br /><br />Violence had erupted in this picturesque country, known as a tropical paradise, after President Mohamed Nasheed resigned and a new regime took over.<br /><br />"Indians here are respected by the locals. Many of Indians are in the teaching profession or are doctors," an official with the High Commission here said.<br /><br />The scene of the action, the headquarters of the Maldives National Defence Force (MNDF), the police and the Presidential office is just a stone throw away from the High Commission here.<br /><br />Sources said foreigners and tourists were not a target of the violence that had erupted.<br />"It was between political activists, police and army. The foreigners and tourists would not have even come to know about the unrest in the first day," a source said.<br /><br />He, however, said if fresh violence erupts, spillover effects cannot be ruled out completely.<br /><br />Refusing to give up his political ambitions, Nasheed, facing an arrest warrant has demanded fresh polls, as India stepped in to help the country defuse the situation.</p>
<p>Indians, who constitute a significant chunk of the total population of over three lakh in Maldives, are safe in the country, where the unrest erupted following a regime change four days ago.<br /><br /></p>.<p>There are about 29,000 Indians in the country and almost 22,000 of them live in Male, the capital.<br /><br />According to Indian High Commission sources here, they have not received reports of any violence on Indian property.<br /><br />Violence had erupted in this picturesque country, known as a tropical paradise, after President Mohamed Nasheed resigned and a new regime took over.<br /><br />"Indians here are respected by the locals. Many of Indians are in the teaching profession or are doctors," an official with the High Commission here said.<br /><br />The scene of the action, the headquarters of the Maldives National Defence Force (MNDF), the police and the Presidential office is just a stone throw away from the High Commission here.<br /><br />Sources said foreigners and tourists were not a target of the violence that had erupted.<br />"It was between political activists, police and army. The foreigners and tourists would not have even come to know about the unrest in the first day," a source said.<br /><br />He, however, said if fresh violence erupts, spillover effects cannot be ruled out completely.<br /><br />Refusing to give up his political ambitions, Nasheed, facing an arrest warrant has demanded fresh polls, as India stepped in to help the country defuse the situation.</p>