India, Maldives to hold high-level defence talks on WednesdayMaldivian Defence Minister Mohammed Ghassan Maumoon will visit India for three days starting Wednesday. He will hold talks with Defence Min...
07 Jan, 2025, 12.28 PM IST
PM Modi, Maldives President Muizzu seek to strengthen bilateral ties with $400 million supportPrime Minister Narendra Modi and Maldives President Mohamed Muizzu aim to enhance bilateral ties, with India providing significant financia...
07 Oct, 2024, 11.03 PM IST
India, Maldives hold defence dialogue focusing on Indian OceanIndia and the Maldives held a productive defence dialogue in New Delhi, focusing on the Indian Ocean situation and expediting ongoing defen...
06 Sep, 2024, 07.13 PM IST
Maldives and China discuss further bolstering defence tiesAfter Maldives and China signed a defence agreement on March 4, President Mohamed Muizzu, who is perceived to be pro-China, announced that ...
04 Jun, 2024, 08.41 PM IST
Second batch of Indian military personnel leaves Maldives: President MuizzuMuizzu, a pro-China leader, also reaffirmed that foreign ambassadors in Male will not wield authority over him emphasising that ultimate po...
14 Apr, 2024, 03.26 PM IST
Second batch of Indian military personnel leave Maldives: President MuizzuThe agreement between Maldives and India is to replace the Indian military personnel stationed in Maldives to oversee the operations of the...
13 Apr, 2024, 10.59 PM IST
Maldives military to have operational control of helicopter and civilian crew from India: MNDF officialThe Maldivian Defence Force will have operational authority over the Indian helicopter and civilian crew provided to the island nation, acc...
07 Mar, 2024, 10.11 PM IST
China to provide free military assistance to Maldives; inks agreement to bolster bilateral tiesChina and the Maldives signed a defence cooperation agreement for free military assistance, aiming to strengthen bilateral ties. The agreem...
04 Mar, 2024, 09.29 PM IST
India, Maldives explore deploying civilian operators for platformsIndia has always maintained that it did not deploy any troops on the ground in the Maldives as claimed by the current ruling dispensation. ...
21 Jan, 2024, 08.42 AM IST
Rajnath Singh hands over Fast Patrol Vessel, Landing Craft Assault ship to MaldivesThe Fast Patrol Vessel, capable of coastal and offshore surveillance at high speeds, was commissioned as the MNDF Coast Guard ship Huravee....
02 May, 2023, 05.12 PM IST
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh to hand over patrol vessel, landing craft to MaldivesThe Maldives is one of India's key maritime neighbours in the Indian Ocean region and the overall bilateral ties, including in the areas of...
30 Apr, 2023, 11.43 AM IST
India and Maldives together have responsibility for regional peace and security: EAM Jaishankar"We are good neighbours. We are strong partners. We have mutually invested in development and progress. But we also together have a respons...
19 Jan, 2023, 01.09 AM IST
India, Maldives hold dialogue to expand defence cooperationThe Maldives is one of India's key maritime neighbours in the Indian Ocean Region and the bilateral defence and security ties have been on ...
14 Feb, 2022, 09.12 PM 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 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
US signs defence cooperation deal with Maldives amidst China's growing presence in Indian Ocean"The framework sets forth both countries' intent to deepen engagement and cooperation in support of maintaining peace and security in the I...
14 Sep, 2020, 12.46 PM IST
India has assured it won’t send troops: Maldives defence ministryThe defence ministry asserted that the Maldivian government has not sought military help from any country, assuring that there was no dange...
14 Feb, 2018, 07.52 AM IST