Joint military exercise of 13 nations begins in Meghalaya, focus on counter-terrorism operationsA significant joint military exercise, PRAGATI 2026, has commenced in Meghalaya. Defence personnel from 13 nations are participating. The e...
20 May, 2026, 01.12 PM IST
India, Maldives discuss deepening strategic, defence ties during envoy's meeting with Army ChiefIndia and Maldives are deepening their strategic partnership. Discussions focused on enhancing defense and diplomatic cooperation. Both nat...
27 Feb, 2026, 01.28 PM IST
India, Maldives joint exercise EKUVERIN-14 begins to boost operational synergyThe 14th edition of Joint Military Exercise EKUVERIN between the Indian Army and the Maldives National Defence Force began on Tuesday, runn...
02 Dec, 2025, 09.35 PM IST
India-Maldives joint military exercise beginsThe 13th edition of the joint military exercise 'Ekuverin' between the Indian Army and Maldives National Defence Force commenced, focusing ...
03 Feb, 2025, 10.29 PM IST
No Boycott Maldives: Congress manifesto promises to repair relations with Maldives & ChinaCongress unveiled its manifesto for the Lok Sabha elections, promising to repair relations with neighboring countries like the Maldives, Ch...
08 Apr, 2024, 06.32 PM IST
First group of Indian troops to be sent before March 10: Maldives PresidentMaldivian President Mohamed Muizzu announced that India and Maldives have agreed to send back the first group of Indian troops deployed in ...
05 Feb, 2024, 11.20 AM IST
77 Indian military personnel in the Maldives; new government reviewing more than 100 agreements with India: OfficialThere were 24 Indian military personnel to manage the first helicopter, 25 Indians to manage the Dornier aircraft, 26 personnel to manage t...
19 Nov, 2023, 10.42 PM IST
India to roll out red carpet for Maldives President Ibu SolihThe second official visit by Solih since his election in 2018 will focus on connectivity, maritime security, trade, and economic and touris...
01 Aug, 2022, 07.52 AM IST
Lankan Army chief appreciates Indian Special Forces team's participation in multinational field training exerciseIn its 11th edition, the multinational military Field Training Exercise (FTX) this year was exclusively designed for the Special Operations...
01 Oct, 2021, 01.53 PM IST
Ex-president Nasheed’s tirade against own party Worries Male, DelhiThe fear is that lingering instability in the government could be exploited by the pro-China opposition. That could emerge as a headache fo...
12 Jun, 2021, 08.52 AM IST
Maldives condoles death of Indian soldiers in face-off with Chinese troops"The Maldives extends deepest condolences to the people of India for the lives lost in recent clashes on the border. Our thoughts and praye...
19 Jun, 2020, 05.52 PM IST
India has no extraterritorial ambition, will fulfil regional and global security obligations: Bipin RawatRawat also said instability in energy-rich West Asia has the potential to significantly increase global tensions and trigger unrest and tha...
02 Oct, 2019, 05.30 PM IST
Sixth Indo-Maldives joint military exercise concludes in ThiruvananthapuramThe fortnight long sixth joint Military Training Exercise between the Indian Army and the Maldives National Defence Force concluded today.
13 Jul, 2018, 11.12 AM IST
Thiruvananthapuram to host joint military exercise between Indian Army and Maldivian National Defence ForceA total of 45 Marines from the Maldivian National Defence Force and 45 soldiers of the Indian Army will take part in the exercise titled "E...
12 Jul, 2018, 04.38 PM IST
Indo-Maldives joint military exercise in Karna from tomorrowThe bilateral annual exercise is a 14-day joint military training between the Indian Army and the Maldives National Defence Force (MNDF), w...
11 Jul, 2018, 12.15 PM IST
India has assured it won’t send troops: Maldives defence ministryThe defence ministry asserted that the Maldivian government has not sought military help from any country, assuring that there was no dange...
14 Feb, 2018, 07.52 AM IST
- Drama on high seas: How 1988 Maldives coup leaders were held
Operation Cactus, India’s military intervention at the request of then President Gayoom of the Maldives in 1988, was a spontaneous response...
19 Feb, 2012, 09.08 AM IST