Four candidates for UN secretary-general audition this week. That's far fewer than in 2016Four candidates are vying to become the next United Nations Secretary-General. This selection process unfolds in a world marked by deep div...
20 Apr, 2026, 10.23 AM IST
India to lead South Asia growth at 7.6% in FY26, says World BankIndia will lead South Asia's economic growth. The World Bank forecasts India's economy to expand by 7.6% in FY26. The region's overall grow...
08 Apr, 2026, 07.23 PM IST
PM Modi attends Maldives Independence day celebrations as Guest of HonourNarendra Modi attended Maldives' 60th Independence Day as the Guest of Honour. He met President Mohamed Muizzu and other Maldivian leaders....
26 Jul, 2025, 06.50 PM IST
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...
04 Jan, 2022, 09.59 AM IST
Maldives: An island nation threatened by politicsThe Sunday elections could be rigged and India will be closely watching the political developments in the Indian Ocean nation which is at t...
24 Sep, 2018, 09.52 AM IST
View: China testing India’s resolve in MaldivesReports of eleven Chinese warships sailing into the East Indian Ocean in February, amid the state of emergency in the island country have s...
02 Mar, 2018, 07.46 PM IST
Maldives govt ready for talks with Opposition to restore normalcyThe Abdulla Yameen-led government has been witnessing a political crisis in the wake of an emergency that has been extended for another 30 ...
21 Feb, 2018, 08.20 PM IST
View: Strong political case for intervention in Maldives, but not a legal one yetIn 2015, he got the Maldives constitution amended to allow foreign nationals and entities the right to own freehold land, including entire ...
14 Feb, 2018, 08.02 AM IST
Indian journalist and another scribe ordered to leave MaldivesThe two journalists, Indian national Money Sharma and British national of Indian-origin Atish Ravi Patel, were handed over to immigration a...
10 Feb, 2018, 05.05 PM IST
Confident of getting majority support: Former Maldives president Mohamed NasheedThis is a very dark period in Maldivian history, the former Maldives president and leader of Maldivian Democratic Party told ET in an inter...
27 Mar, 2017, 10.41 AM IST
Maldives quits Commonwealth over 'unjust' decisionThe Maldives said, since then the CMAG and the Commonwealth Secretariat have treated the Maldives "unjustly and unfairly".
13 Oct, 2016, 08.41 PM IST
- Constitutional void in Maldives not a good idea: India
"India was interested in the ongoing democratic process should be successfully completed. There should not be any hurdles," government sour...
21 Oct, 2013, 02.49 AM IST
Constitutional void in Maldives not a good idea: IndiaExpressing concern over the political crisis in the Maldives following the last-minute cancellation of the Presidential re-vote, India toda...
20 Oct, 2013, 09.55 PM IST
- India calls on parties in Maldives to solve political impasse
India today called upon all parties there to continue to work towards facilitating an early and commonly-acceptable internal solution to th...
04 Oct, 2012, 08.07 PM IST
- Do nothing that disrupts peace in Maldives: India to parties
India has asked all political parties to exercise restraint and refrain from actions that might adversely impact peace and tranquility in t...
21 Jul, 2012, 06.30 PM IST
- US working with India to help Maldives towards elections
The US is in touch with India over efforts to resolve the political crisis in Maldives and it wants to see the country progress towards hol...
07 Apr, 2012, 10.37 PM IST
- China wants to work closely with Maldives govt: Foreign Office
In its first comments on the Maldives' political crisis, China today said it would like to work closely with the government in Male and pus...
13 Feb, 2012, 05.22 PM IST