An invitation for India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi is still open, she said. “President Yameen’s invitation to Prime Minister Modi is still open. He can come at his convenience and will be welcomed by the Maldivian government,” she said. ...
Modi and Muizzu will also discuss bilateral, regional, and international issues of mutual interest. The MEA said in a statement that the Maldives is India’s “key maritime neighbour in the Indian Ocean Region (IOR) and holds a special place in thePrime Minister’s vision of ‘SAGAR’(Secur...
India has summoned the Maldives envoy after three ministers of the island nation made derogatory remarks against Prime Minister Narendra Modi.A Maldivian lawmaker criticised PM Modi following his Lakshadweep trip inferring that New Delhi is attempting to project the Union Territory as an alt...
The row between New Delhi and Male erupted after three Maldivian deputy ministers made derogatory comments against Prime Minister Narendra Modi, over his pictures from the visit to Lakshadweep. PM Modi had called for the Indian island cluster to be developed as a destination for beach...
After Prime Minister Narendra Modi adopted “neighbourhood first” policy when he came to power in 2014, India-Maldives relations got a further boost. India is involved in a number of projects like the Greater Malé Connectivity project, cargo vessel services and capacity building and training of ...
The Defence Minister of the Maldives Mohamed Ghassan Maumoon met with Major General Zhang Baoqun, Deputy Director of the Office for International Military Cooperation of China, to discuss enhancing defence cooperation between the two countries. ...
In June 2019 Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi visited the Maldives on his first trip abroad after his re-election, signaling India’s interest in warming ties. Within the first two years of Solih’s term, India had committed more than $2 billion in aid to the Maldives, including a ...