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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...
Maldives opposition leader Abdullah Shahid targets Muizzu for anti-India rhetoricAbdulla Shahid, leader of the Maldivian Democratic Party (MDP), denies Indian military presence in the Maldives. The controversy strained I...
'Muddying ties with India is impossible', says new Maldives' opposition party leader Abdulla ShahidAbdulla Shahid, the new leader of the Maldivian Democratic Party (MDP), has defended the Maldives' close ties with India, stating that "mud...
"Everything is good..." Maldivian envoy on Delhi-Male relationsMaldives High Commissioner to India, Ibrahim Shaheeb, stated that the relations between Malé and Delhi are "good." He made the comments aft...
"Our Government must make stronger statement to repair relation with India" says Maldives opposition leader amid diplomatic rowAmid the ongoing row between India and the Maldives, the Chairperson of the Maldivian Democratic Party, Fayyaz Ismail has called for a "tou...
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...
Foreign Secretary Shringla holds bilateral meetings with Maldivian leadership"FS@harshvshringla held a joint-meeting with Minister for National Planning, Housing & Infra Dvpt @AslamAslamtey Minister of Economic Dvpt@...
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.
India helped in restoration of democracy in Maldives: Maumoon Abdul GayoomThe new government in the island nation would be "sensitive" towards New Delhi's "concerns", former Maldivian President Maumoon Abdul Gayoom
Concern for India as Maldivians lean towards Islamic StateA family of three from the island of Hithadhoo in southern Maldives is said to have arrived in Syria last week seeking to join Islamic Stat...
Maldives supports India in standoff with China, says ex-president Mohamed NasheedNasheed also did not mince words on the nature of Chinese loans for infrastructure projects that might push his country to a debt trap.
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...
In bid to get Maldives government return to democracy, Europe may halt flightsThe German envoy to Sri Lanka tweeted that the reason for this move is that despite the apparent lifting of emergency by the Yameen govt, t...
China meddling in Maldives' internal affairs: ex-foreign minister Ahmed NaseemAhmed Naseem, who is in the US to brief Trump administration officials on the political turmoil in the Maldives, said his country is now a ...
China's ocean observatory in Maldives sparks fresh security concernsThe observatory location in Makunudhoo, the westernmost atoll in the north and not far from India, will allow the Chinese a vantage point o...
India seeks UN fact-finding panel for MaldivesIndia also wants other nations to ask their judiciaries to support the Maldives Supreme Court chief justice, who has been arrested and jail...
China opposes Indian military intervention in Maldives"The current situation in Maldives is its internal affairs," said China's Foreign Ministry spokesman, adding that China believes in the pri...
Anti-India editorial in Maldives paper sparks political rowThe opposition led by the Maldivian Democratic Party (MDP) believes this latest display of hostility should alert India about the dangers o...
India's silence on Maldivian issue will worsen crisis'In stark contrast to India's silence, countries like US and UK have spoken out against the attempts to impede the functioning of parliament...
Maldives President Abdulla Yameen imposes emergencyAbdulla Yameen declared a state of emergency, imposing curbs on the media, movement of citizens and protest gatherings, besides suspending ...