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...
06 Jul, 2018, 07.49 PM IST
Maldives declines India's offer to participate in Defence ExpoSources told PTI that Maldives has conveyed to New Delhi that its defence minister would be travelling abroad and it would not be possible ...
04 Apr, 2018, 09.08 PM IST
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...
31 Mar, 2018, 10.27 AM IST
Yameen govt cites Kashmir, tells India to back offMinisters of the Maldivian government asked India to keep out of the country's internal affairs, just as they "haven't gone into the Kashmi...
14 Mar, 2018, 10.48 AM IST
Maldives warns India against interfering in its internal affairsThe Maldivis' Foreign Ministry said President Yameen's govt takes note of the public statements issued by India that "ignore the facts and ...
23 Feb, 2018, 05.20 PM IST
India says it is 'deeply dismayed' at Maldives’ extension of emergencyIndia’s warning, which came hours before the majlis approval, is reminiscent of the 2015 warning India had issued to Nepal on their constit...
22 Feb, 2018, 11.17 AM IST
How 'India First' turned into 'China First' for MaldivesIt was only a few weeks ago that Maldives foreign minister arrived in India as special envoy for President Yameen, swearing by his ostensib...
11 Feb, 2018, 06.32 AM IST
Miffed by power grab, India snubs Maldives special envoyIndia delivered a strong snub to the Maldives government by declining a visit by a special envoy in the middle of the ongoing unrest in the...
09 Feb, 2018, 10.57 AM IST
Maldives sends envoys to 'friendly nations', not to IndiaPresident Abdulla Yameen said he was sending envoys to China, Pakistan and Saudi Arabia to "provide updates on the current situation".
09 Feb, 2018, 07.19 AM IST
Maldives' top court revokes own order to free prisoners; Nasheed seeks Indian military interventionIn a late night development, the remaining three judges of the Supreme Court amended an order to release nine high- profile political priso...
07 Feb, 2018, 12.00 AM IST
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...
03 Aug, 2017, 11.23 AM IST
Rise of radical groups in Maldives raises fear of terror attack in IndiaHussain Rasheed alleged that over 200 Maldivian youths have travelled to Syria to join the ISIS, and hardline preachers have a free run in ...
22 May, 2017, 12.26 AM IST
China may build port in southern MaldivesMaldives foreign minister Ahmed Naseem said people had already been evacuated from the region and that the Chinese were currently building ...
11 Apr, 2016, 12.27 PM IST
Will not tolerate foreign interference: MaldivesThe US and others have strongly criticized his trial with a UN panel ruling last month that Nasheed's jailing was illegal and that he shoul...
12 Oct, 2015, 11.06 AM IST
PM talks about GMR project;extends $25 million credit to MaldivesPM said that the increase in Indian investments in Maldives would also contribute to expansion of economic relations.
02 Jan, 2014, 04.56 PM IST
New Maldivian President Yameen Abdul Gayoom to arrive on January 1Newly-elected Maldivian Prez Yameen Abdul Gayoom will arrive on Wednesday on his first official visit after assuming office in November to ...
31 Dec, 2013, 08.44 PM IST
Abdulla Yameen sworn in as new Maldivian PresidentAbdulla Yameen was today sworn in as the new President of the Maldives after a shock run-off victory over favourite Mohammed Nasheed.
17 Nov, 2013, 08.24 PM IST