- 05 November, 2024
Foreign Affairs, Geopolitics & National SecurityMaldives
INDIA’S MILITARY DIPLOMACY TAKES WINGS
India is at centre stage of the world as it grows to become the fifth largest economy. In every country’s history there comes a time of reckoning when it gets…
By Maj Gen (Dr) Rajan Kochhar (Retd)
Jousting for Strategic Space: India & China in Maldives
The Maldives is an archipelago of 1192 islands spread over 90,000 square kms in the Indian Ocean. Located just above the equator, it is barely 70 miles from Minicoy Islands…
By Maj Gen Mandip Singh (Retd)
THE INDIAN ARMED FORCES IN MALDIVES: STORM IN A TEACUP
Nations deploy personnel from their armed forces in different neighbouring countries mostly for security and good will, that is if the politico-diplomatic relationship is cordial or something even better. Receiving…
By Lt Gen Syed Ata Hasnain (Retd)
President of Maldives Calls H.E. Mr Ibrahim Mohamed Solih on the President of India
The President of the Republic of Maldives, H.E. Mr Ibrahim Mohamed Solih called on the President of India, Smt Droupadi Murmu at Rashtrapati Bhavan today. Welcoming President Solih at Rashtrapati…
Gotabaya Rajapaksa still in Maldives, awaits private jet to depart for Singapore: Report
Colombo, Jul 14 (PTI) Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa, who has fled to the Maldives, could not board a scheduled Singapore Airlines flight from Male to Singapore due to security…
Sri Lanka’s President Gotabaya leaves for Singapore from Maldives
Male/Colombo, Jul 14 (PTI) Sri Lanka's embattled President Gotabaya Rajapaksa on Thursday left the Maldives for Singapore after fleeing his country amidst the worst economic and political crisis faced by the…
India denies ‘baseless and speculative’ media reports about facilitating President Gotabaya’s visit to the Maldives
Colombo, Jul 13 (PTI) India on Wednesday categorically denied "baseless and speculative" media reports that it facilitated the travel of Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa who fled to the Maldives…
Maldivian Parliament Speaker Nasheed negotiated President Rajapaksa’s escape from Sri Lanka: Sources
Colombo/Male, Jul 13 (PTI) Sri Lanka's embattled President Gotabaya Rajapaksa's escape from the country to the Maldives was negotiated by the Maldivian Parliament Speaker and former president Mohamed Nasheed, sources said…
Sri Lankan PM Wickremesinghe accepts Maldivian Speaker Nasheed’s offer to assist in securing international relief: Official
Colombo, May 19 (PTI) Sri Lankan Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe on Thursday accepted a generous offer from Maldivian Speaker Mohamed Nasheed to assist the debt-ridden island nation's bid to secure…
Jaishankar discusses regional, int’l issues with Polish, Armenian counterparts; Maldivian speaker
New Delhi, Apr 25 (PTI) External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Monday held talks with his Polish counterpart Zbigniew Rau and shared assessments and views on the Indo-Pacific and Ukraine.…
Jaishankar concludes ‘productive’ visit to the Maldives
Male, Mar 27 (PTI) External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Sunday concluded his "productive" visit to the Maldives during which he held discussions with the country’s top leadership on wide…
EAM Jaishankar arrives in Maldives to deepen bilateral engagement
Male, Mar 26 (PTI) External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar arrived here on Saturday as part of his five-day two-nation visit to the Maldives and Sri Lanka to explore the possibilities…
