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Maldives ruling party moves Bill against Opposition's ‘India Out’ campaignET has learnt that the speaker of Maldives’ Parliament and former president, Mohamed Nasheed, has submitted the Bill to the country's Natio...
Maldives hits out at Ex-President's 'India Out' campaignFormer Maldives President and the father figure of Maldives politics, Maumoon Abdul Gayoom, has said that no campaign should be launched ag...
Modi set to visit Maldives for Solih’s swearing-in, reset tiesAlthough the visit is yet to be announced, PM’s official advance teams have already reached Male to begin preparations.
President-elect Ibu Solih may look at halting BRI projects in MaldivesThere is talk that the new President might cancel some BRI projects that were encouraged by his predecessor.
Abdullah Yameen government bars Indian media from covering Sunday's Presidential pollsWhile an Indian national can enter Maldives through visa on arrival, business visas were required to cover Sep 23 Presidential polls.
India emerging as a favourite punching bag for Maldives PresidentBesides stifling the Opposition, Yameen has decided to adopt an anti-India strategy as a poll plank in the backdrop of his loosening grip o...
Maldives sends envoys to 'friendly nations', not to IndiaPresident Abdulla Yameen said he was sending envoys to China, Pakistan and Saudi Arabia to "provide updates on the current situation".
Maldives declares state of emergency as crisis deepensThe move gives sweeping powers to security forces to arrest and detain suspects, and comes amid a tense standoff between the Supreme Court ...
Rise of radical groups in Maldives raises fear of terror attack in IndiaHussain Rasheed alleged that over 200 Maldivian youths have travelled to Syria to join the ISIS, and hardline preachers have a free run in ...
Ex-president of Maldives Mohamed Nasheed refuses to nominate kin as ‘surety’ for foreign treatmentAfter foreign secretary S Jaishankar visited Male last week and Sri Lankan pressure, Yameen had allowed his predecessor to travel to UK for...
Maldives Vice President Ahmed Adeeb, a drug kingpinMaldives Vice President Ahmed Adeeb, arrested on charges of plotting to assassinate President Abdullah Yameen, has a history of criminal ac...
Maldives President's brother, Mamoon Abdul Gayoom raises objections to constitutional amendment favouring ChinaThe Abdullah Yameeen government’s decision to amend the Constitution to allow land holdings to foreigners that may lead to larger Chinese f...
India comes down heavily on Maldives, calls for immediate course correctionDiplomatic sources suggested that the Yameen should establish independence, transparency, consistency and accessibility of the country’s ju...
Respect ruling on former President Mohammed Nasheed: MaldivesA court on Friday convicted former under anti-terrorism law for arresting a senior judge illegally when he was president three years ago.
Top MEA official heads to Male as crisis deepens; China backs Abdullah Yameen regimeThis trip comes amid China’s stand on Maldives, where it appears to have backed Abdullah Yameen as it said that it believes the regime can ...
Maldives arrests ex-president Mohamed Nasheed under anti-terrorism lawsThe arrest warrant against Nasheed was issued by the Maldives Criminal Court this (Sunday) afternoon, an aide of Nasheed told ET over the p...
India should intervene if emergency is imposed to ensure safety of politicians and activists: Mohamed NasheedPresident Yameen lost confidence of his own coalition partners and people at large within months of coming to power as he tried to consolid...
GMR project could be revived to safeguard Indian investments: Maldivian President Abdulla YameenThe Maldives gave indications that it could revive a scrapped airport project that was initially given to Indian infrastructure group GMR.
India looks to resolve differences as Maldives President Abdullah Yameen comes callingThe differences include one relating to GMR’s airport project and another to the allocation of a site for a Tata Housing project.
Male to ease visa curbs ahead of president Yameen’s visit to IndiaIndia has already indicated its level of comfort in dealing with Yameen and key members of his cabinet, including Foreign and Defence minis...