Maldives

Former Maldives President Abdulla Yameen sentenced to 11 years in prison for corruption

Found guilty of corruption and money laundering, a criminal court in the Maldives has sentenced former President Abdulla Yameen to…

1 year ago

Maldives govt highlights zero-tolerance to terror after politician threatens to set Indian HC ablaze

The Maldives government on Saturday issued a strong statement strongly condemning the incitement of arson and terrorism targeted at the…

1 year ago

Maldives arrests 13 in crackdown on terror groups 

A joint counter-terror operation is underway in the Maldives where the Maldives police and the defence forces have arrested 13…

1 year ago

Mohamed Nasheed of Maldives represents Sri Lanka at COP 27, sparks row

Former Maldivian President Mohamed Nasheed is at the COP Summit in Egypt as a climate change hero. Back home he…

1 year ago

8 Indians among 11 killed as fire guts building in Maldives

Male: Eight Indians were among the 11 people who died as a building caught fire in M. Nirufehige in Maldives,…

1 year ago

Maldives files terror charges against 18 for international yoga day violence 

The Maldivian government has filed charges against 18 people including former Member of Parliament Mohamed Ismail and two preachers—Sheikh Fazloon…

2 years ago

India, Maldives seal pact on $100 million credit line for infra projects

India continues to support the long-term development and progress of Maldives as both countries exchanged an agreement for USD 100…

2 years ago

UNGA president lauds ‘world pharmacy’ India for help during COVID-19 pandemic

Terming India as the world's pharmacy, UNGA president Abdulla Shahid on Monday said that New Delhi has reached not only…

2 years ago

Maldives Environment Minister Ali Solih stabbed near Male

The Maldivian Minister Ali Solih was stabbed on Monday afternoon by a knife-wielding individual in Hulhumale, north of capital Male.…

2 years ago

India extends another $100 million credit line to Maldives

<p> <strong>Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday said that India will provide an additional $100 million line of credit to…

2 years ago

Maldives President Solih’s visit to India expected to boost economic ties

<p> <strong>Maldives President Ibrahim Solih’s visit to India is being keenly watched in the region, especially as the two countries…

2 years ago

Sri Lanka President Gotabaya likely to fly from Maldives to Singapore

<p> Sri Lanka President Gotabaya Rajapaksa, who fled to the Maldives on Wednesday is likely to fly to Singapore today,…

2 years ago

Protests break out in Maldives against Sri Lanka’s Rajapaksa who may be heading for Singapore

<p> <strong>Protests are breaking out in Male, the capital of Maldives, where President of Sri Lanka, Gotabaya Rajapaksa has fled…

2 years ago

India to drive tourism in Southeast Asia as Chinese travellers unlikely to return soon

<p> <strong>Several tourism dependent Southeast Asian countries are looking at Indian tourists. Amid Covid 19 induced restrictions, Chinese outbound tourists…

2 years ago

Why did Ranil Wickremesinghe appoint Nasheed of Maldives as advisor for aid assistance?

<p> On Thursday, Sri Lankan Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe appointed former Maldivian president Mohamed Nasheed as an advisor to help…

2 years ago

In unprecedented move, Wickremesinghe ropes in Maldives ex-President to handle relief ops for Sri Lanka

<p> Sri Lanka's Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe has appointed former Maldives President and Speaker of Parliament Mohammed Nasheed on Thursday…

2 years ago

Is the US staging a comeback in the Indian Ocean after signing defence pact with the Maldives?

<p> The Maldives and the US recently signed the Montana National Guard State Partnership Program to strengthen defence and security…

2 years ago

In Maldives, protests against pro-Chinese former President Yameen sharpen

<p> Maldivian youth are holding protests in front of former President Yameen Abdul Gayoom’s home demanding his rearrest. Yameen, who…

2 years ago

Maldives President asserts–declares anti-India campaign launched by rival as illegal

<p> President Ibrahim Mohammed Solih of Maldives issued a decree on Thursday, calling the “India Out” campaign launched by various…

2 years ago

Why Turkey’s growing presence in South Asia should worry India

<p> In the last few years, Turkey is engaging Asian countries under the rubric of the Asia Anew Initiative to…

2 years ago

Court grants millions to former Maldivian president Abdulla Yameen as compensation for imprisonment

<p> Former Maldivian president Abdulla Yameen, now the opposition leader, has been given a compensation of MVR 2.4 million for…

2 years ago