Climate vulnerable nations will go to COP 26 with a view to restructuring debt: Mohammed Nasheed

The first impact of climate change, the very quick impact of climate change, would be a default on debt by country after country, says former President of the Maldives

, Parliamentary Speaker and former President of the Maldives, who survived an explosion just outside his residence in capital Male on May 6, is back in the country following medical treatment abroad for grave injuries. He spoke on the lingering threat of religious extremism, his political plans amid differences with President Ibrahim Mohamed Solih, Maldives-India ties, and the coming COP 26 summit where he will make a strong case for climate vulnerable nations. Excerpts:

I am much better. I am very fortunate to be back at home. Of course, cautious. The government is conducting the investigation. They have already charged about a dozen people. But the investigation is not yet over. We are hopeful that we will be able to find all the perpetrators, including those who might have schemed it, funded it, or had other links with terrorism. We are hopeful that we will be able to find the perpetrators.