Defence pacts with India being amended, says MaldivesThe Maldives is amending existing defense agreements with India to safeguard its sovereignty, according to Defence Minister Mohamed Ghassan...
06 May, 2025, 05.26 PM IST
India reviews support to Maldives as Male's China FTA comes into forceIndia is reconsidering its financial aid to the Maldives after the island nation implemented a free trade agreement with China, leading to ...
27 Jan, 2025, 11.51 PM IST
Maldives decides to amend laws to ban Israeli passport holdersMaldivian government decides to ban Israeli passport holders from entering the country amid public anger over Gaza attacks.
02 Jun, 2024, 09.57 PM IST
India, China have agreed to cooperate in paying in local currency for imports: MaldivesMaldives' Economic Development Minister Mohamed Saeed said he met with the Indian High Commissioner Munu Mahawar two weeks ago, who in turn...
22 May, 2024, 02.12 PM IST
Amid Beijing tilt, Male seeks to train more bureaucrats in IndiaThe Maldives government has written to India seeking the renewal of a 2019 memorandum of understanding (MoU) to train 1,000 bureaucrats in ...
04 Feb, 2024, 11.28 PM IST
Wish had magic wand to complete Security Council reform: says President of 76th session of UNGA Abdulla Shahid"I wish I had the magic wand to cast and change the Security Council and complete the Security Council reform. As a matter of fact, in 1979...
15 Sep, 2021, 12.32 PM IST
India signs USD 50 million defence LoC agreement to boost maritime capabilities of Maldives"Cordial meeting with Defence Minister @MariyaDidi . Useful exchange on our defence cooperation. India will always be a reliable security p...
21 Feb, 2021, 05.00 PM IST
Indian PM, Maldives President conclude slew of pacts to widen Indian Ocean partnership amid Chinese inroadsA coastal surveillance radar system and a composite training centre for the Maldives defence forces were jointly inaugurated by the two lea...
08 Jun, 2019, 08.39 PM IST
Maldives won’t be used as a plaything for powers in Indian Ocean: Ibrahim Mohamed SolihThe island nation won't allow any anti-India activities from its soil, says Maldives' President
12 Jan, 2019, 09.26 AM IST
Ibrahim Mohamed Solih a believer in ‘democracy in its true spirit'A soft spoken politician and least controversial among the current crop of politicians in Maldives, Solih’s campaign was marked less by rhe...
25 Sep, 2018, 08.33 AM IST
Maldives ties take a dip as India told to take back second naval chopperAs India seeks to expand footprint in southeast Asia, it continues to suffer serious reverses in the Maldives, the Indian Ocean archipelago...
12 Jul, 2018, 08.22 PM IST
India, Maldives discuss ways to maintain peace in Indian OceanMinisters took note of the high-level exchanges in recent weeks between the two countries and reviewed progress on various aspects of the b...
12 Jul, 2018, 07.54 PM IST
Joint Commission talks: India, Maldives to step up cooperation in defence, securitySushma Swaraj assured the Maldives that India will always be the net security provider to the Indian Ocean archipelago.
12 Jul, 2018, 05.00 PM IST
Maldives crises: Amid call for help, Mohamed Nasheed meets Defence Minister Nirmala SitharamanIndia had earlier put its special forces on standby for any eventuality in Maldives including the evacuation of its own citizens if violenc...
19 Feb, 2018, 11.02 PM IST
Rising cyber crimes have magnified challenges: Rajnath SinghSingh said the advent of internet and mobile phone has yielded toxic poison in the form of cyber crime, which has global ramifications.
31 Oct, 2014, 02.54 PM IST
- Maldives: President asks Nasheed's party to join government
Maldives' new President Mohammed Waheed Hassan has asked ousted leader Mohammad Nasheed's MDP to join the national unity government.
16 Feb, 2012, 04.22 PM IST
- Gayoom unseated as ex-political prisoner sweeps Maldives presidential poll
A former political prisoner won the Maldives' first democratic presidential election, defeating longtime ruler President Maumoon Maldivian ...
29 Oct, 2008, 11.35 AM IST