In our greed to feed off the huge revenues from wildlife safaris, are we intruding into Tiger and Elephant territory, unsettling their way of life...and the people who inhabit the forests

In the last week, we have witnessed a high influx of repeated visuals of the blue waters and calm beaches of the Lakshadweep islands online, with celebrity media rushing to plug into the stressed Maldives-India relations and subsequent efforts to position Lakshadweep on the tourism map. Travel companies such as Ease My Trip and Make My Trip have joined the Maldives boycott campaign, raising the decibel level significantly. #BoycottMaldives and #MaldivesOut were quickly positioned alongside #Lakshadweeptourism on X (formerly Twitter).