'Pro-China' leader Muizzu wins Maldivian presidential polls

Progressive Party of Maldives (PPM) candidate Mohamed Muizzu, won the Maldivian presidential elections on Saturday, Al Jazeera reported citing local media. IMAGE: Mohamed Muizzu. Photograph:......

Will India clash with China over the Maldives?

Would it serve India's interest to go to war with China over the Maldives, asks Aditi Phadnis. IMAGE: Maldives President Abdulla Yameen greets Chinese President Xi Jinping at the Great Hall of the......

China to host Indian Ocean forum to expand influence in India's backyard

China this week will hold the second conference of its Indian Ocean Region Forum, an initiative to bring together several countries in the region in an attempt to solidify its influence in the......

Yameen sworn in as new Maldivian President

Abdulla Yameen Abdul Gayoom was today sworn in as the 6th President of the Maldives, ending nearly two years of political turmoil that threatened to isolate the country internationally. Yameen, the......