After the 2007 Male bombings, the idyllic islands in Maldives have transformed in a hotbed of terror and the emergence of hardline Islam in the country has given India every reason to worry. Vicky Nanjappa reports
Maldives on Tuesday voiced its 'hurt' at Prime Minister Modi not visiting it
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Thursday said projects for port connectivity, tourism infrastructure and amenities will be taken up 'on our islands, including Lakshadweep' to address the 'emerging fervour' for domestic tourism in the country.
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Ahead of the first visit by President Mohamed Waheed, Maldives on Friday hoped that India will respect its sovereignty and will not play a role in the internal politics of the country.
The United States on Thursday voiced concern over "disorderly" protests in Maldives, where supporters of ousted President Mohammed Nasheed disrupted the opening session of parliament, and asked all parties to work peacefully to find a solution to the political crisis under an India-brokered deal.
Maldives has been suspended from the Commonwealth Ministerial Action Group, the most powerful panel of the Commonwealth body, following the recent political turmoil in the country that led to the ouster of its first democratically-elected president Mohamed Nasheed.
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Amid stepped up efforts by India to help ease the political crisis in Maldives, Foreign Secretary Ranjan Mathai is set to hold talks with political leaders in Male to get firsthand assessment of the situation.
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The government of the Maldives on Saturday faced international condemnation, a day after former president Mohamed Nasheed was sentenced to 13 years in prison under anti-terrorism laws
The Maldives government on Tuesday defended the arrest of former president Mohamed Nasheed.
The Indian government appears to have been caught napping in the Maldives on two counts, says security expert B Raman.
United States Assistant Secretary of State for South and Central Asia Robert Blake will travel to Maldives for a first-hand assessment of the current political crisis in the island nation. "Assistant Secretary Blake has decided that he will add a stop in Male, capital of the Maldives, to his upcoming trip to the region. He will be there on Saturday, February 11, en route also to Sri Lanka and Bangladesh as planned," State Department spokesperson Victoria Nuland said.
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During the SAARC Summit in Colombo in 2008, the Navy had deployed three warships along with helicopters to provide security to the meeting.
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Britain has granted refugee status to Mohamed Nasheed, the former president of the Maldives who was jailed in 2015 after a trial that drew international criticism.
Angry lawmakers of former President Mohammed Nasheed's party on Thursday prevented the new President from delivering the opening address in Parliament even as protesters hit the streets clashing with police, deepening the political crisis.
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Nasheed's MDP is currently the largest political party in Maldives, but in the presidential elections it will have to find some allies to take his support to more than 50 per cent since the election is based on the run-off system, says Shubha Singh
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Adheeb had reached India on Thursday via sea route but was denied entry as he did not possess any valid document.
Representatives of the Afghanistan government and Taliban militia are set to hold talks in the Maldives on national reconciliation, their second such meeting this year. "The government of Maldives confirms that talks are being held this week in the Maldives between Afghan lawmakers and representatives from groups opposed to the Afghan government," President Mohammaed Nasheed's press secretary Mohamed Zuhair said. The Maldivian government has no involvement in the talks.
Protesting his autocratic ways, three cabinet ministers have resigned and one of them is all set to contest against him in the forthcoming polls, reports from the tiny Indian Ocean country said.
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The island nation faces a real threat of being inundated if the sea level rises by even one metre.
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The meeting held between Union Home Minister P Chidambaram and his Maldives counterpart Mohamed Shihab on Tuesday is an important step towards fighting terror.
Against the backdrop of reports that Pakistan-based Lashkar-e-Tayiba is eyeing isolated islands in Maldives, India will soon ink an agreement with the southern neighbour to combat terror threats jointly.
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Tata Housing Development Company on Monday ruled out pulling out of Maldives and is discussing with the government there regarding an alternate site for a housing project following plans to construct the Supreme Court on one of the allotted sites.
India's line of credit will help Maldives come out of a tight fiscal situation, reports Prasanna D Zore from Male
An Indian Navy vessel and an Air Force aircraft carrying nearly 1,000 tons of fresh water reached Male on Sunday as India mounted a major effort to help the Maldivian capital that is reeling from an acute shortage of drinking water after its lone desalination plant caught fire.
Maldives Supreme Court has ordered the suspension of the run-off presidential re-vote scheduled for Sunday, a day after former president Mohammed Nasheed led the first round but failed to clinch an outright majority.
Promising to respect democracy, the new Maldives President Mohammed Waheed has told the United States that he intends to form a national unity government which would include participation of opposition parties.
