Maldives purchases drones from Turkey to patrol country's vast maritime areaMaldives has acquired surveillance drones from Turkey to patrol its exclusive economic zone. Efforts have been made to establish a drone ba...
10 Mar, 2024, 04.41 PM IST
Maldives not to renew agreement with India for hydrographic surveys; to do on its own: Prez MuizzuMaldives has decided not to renew its agreement with India for conducting hydrographic surveys and plans to acquire the facilities to do th...
06 Mar, 2024, 11.50 PM IST
Maldivian President Muizzu sticks to anti-India posturing, mentions Indian troop withdrawal in Parliament addressIn his address, Muizzu said New Delhi and Male have agreed that Indian troops will leave the Maldives by May 10. He said Indian troops on o...
06 Feb, 2024, 09.32 AM IST
Maldives vows to boost defences after telling Indian troops to leaveNew Maldivian President Mohamed Muizzu pledges to bolster the country's military to safeguard its extensive maritime territory, emphasizing...
05 Feb, 2024, 05.25 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
Indian military copters in Maldives used for EEZ surveillance and trainingIndian military presence in the atoll state includes two Dhruv Advanced Light Helicopters operating in Male, and a Dornier aircraft given t...
19 Nov, 2023, 11.36 PM IST
Spurt in China's DWF vessels in high seas on radar of Indian security set-upChina's extensive use of DWF vessels in the high seas has increasingly become an environmental hazard, especially in the Northern Indian Oc...
06 Feb, 2023, 12.04 AM IST
India to open second diplomatic mission in Maldives to augment presence in South Indian Ocean RegionThe Union cabinet this week cleared the proposal for opening the first such consulate in the Maldives, which has an important place in the ...
28 May, 2021, 11.50 AM IST
Pentagon defends its Navy ship asserting navigational rights inside India's EEZ without permissionIndia has lodged a strong protest against such a move by the US regarding the passage of US Navy ship John Paul Jones through its EEZ.
10 Apr, 2021, 08.57 AM IST
India-Maldives upgrades security & defence partnership to combat terrorMale had requested a couple of years back for enhancing the capability of the Defence Forces of the Maldives in exercising jurisdiction and...
22 Feb, 2021, 07.52 AM IST
India provides Dornier aircraft to Maldives in sync with growing strategic tiesThe requirement for the Dornier maritime surveillance aircraft was raised by the then Maldivian President Abdulla Yameen during a visit to ...
29 Sep, 2020, 08.19 PM IST
Expanding strategic cooperation: India provides aircraft to Maldives defence forcesThe requirement for a Dornier Maritime Surveillance aircraft was raised during the Visit of Former President Yameen to India in 2016. Maldi...
29 Sep, 2020, 05.22 PM IST
Maritime cooperation: India to gift interceptor boat to SeychellesIndia, wary of Chinese influence in the Indian Ocean region, has been cooperating with the country by undertaking patrolling in its EEZ at ...
14 Jul, 2018, 04.28 PM IST
Maldives more inclined towards China: Navy chief Admiral Sunil LanbaLanba, however, added that patrolling of the Maldives Exclusive Economic Zone by the Indian Navy has again commenced.
23 May, 2018, 11.15 PM IST
Navy well-prepared as net security provider in Indian Ocean: Vice Admiral PawarMany countries in the region look up to the Indian Navy for support and training, Vice Admiral Pawar said on the sidelines of the launch of...
18 May, 2018, 12.56 PM IST
Thaw in military ties as India sends warship to MaldivesOffshore patrol vessel INS Sumedha will undertake an operational turn-around at Male on May 11-12, which will involve training and embarkat...
12 May, 2018, 12.13 PM IST
Indian ship deployed to undertake jnt surveillance of Maldives EEZThe Indian Navy said its ship Sumedha, a naval offshore patrol vessel has been deployed to undertake the joint surveillance of EEZ of Maldi...
11 May, 2018, 08.12 PM IST