India and the Maldives today decided to deepen bilateral ties, especially in the critical sector of defence and security.

India has dispatched its most potent warship, INS Vikramaditya, accompanied by destroyer INS Mysore & tanker INS Deepak, to Maldives.

Amid increasing Chinese influence, India has assured Maldives that New Delhi will remain its net security provider.

Sources told PTI that Maldives has conveyed to New Delhi that its defence minister would be travelling abroad and it would not be possible ...