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Maldives Ex-President Says India Helped Restore Democracy
India played a "positive" role in restoration of democracy in Maldives by "exerting pressure" on the ruling regime, and the new government in the island nation would be "sensitive" towards New Delhi's "concerns", former Maldivian President Maumoon Abdul Gayoom said Sunday.
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Jailed Maldives Ex-President Gets Bail After Yameen Abdulla's Poll Defeat
The Maldives High Court granted former president Maumoon Abdul Gayoom bail on Sunday, making him the latest jailed opponent of President Abdulla Yameen to win freedom since Yameen lost a re-election bid a week ago.
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Pull Out Your Military Choppers, Personnel, Maldives Tells India
The Maldives wants India to withdraw military helicopters and personnel posted there following the expiry of an agreement in June, its envoy said, the latest snub to Delhi by President Abdulla Yameen's China-backed government.
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India Upset Over Maldives' Ex-President, Chief Justice's Prison Terms
India today expressed its "deep dismay" over a Maldivian court sentencing the island nation's former president Maumoon Abdul Gayoom and the chief justice of its Supreme Court to long prison terms without a "fair trial".
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After Maldives Crisis, Election Body Fixes Date For Presidential Election
Maldives presidential election will be held in September, the country's Election Commission chief said late on Friday, a week after the European Union and some Western nations urged the country to hold a transparent, credible poll.
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"Send Envoy, Military": Maldives Ex-President Urges India Amid Crisis
Exiled former Maldivian president Mohamed Nasheed today urged India to "act swiftly" to help in resolving the ongoing political crisis in the island nation that escalated after President Abdulla Yameen declared a state of emergency and troops arrested the top judge.
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Maldives Police Arrest Ex-President Gayoom
Former Maldives president Maumoon Abdul Gayoom was arrested Monday shortly after his estranged half-brother President Abdulla Yameen declared a state of emergency, according to Gayoom's daughter.
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Maldives Supreme Court Did Not Seek Indian Assistance: Authorities
The Maldives Supreme Court did not seek assistance from the Indian government to enforce its last week's order to release high-profile prisoners, including self-exiled former President Mohamed Nasheed and former Vice President Ahmed Adeeb, the Department of Judicial Administration (DJA) said.
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Maldives Ex-Presidents In talks To 'Legally Topple' Abdulla Yameen Government
Exiled Maldives opposition leader Mohamed Nasheed has said he is in talks with the former president - who repeatedly threw him in jail - to "legally topple" the current leader of the troubled honeymoon island.
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Maldives Police Raid Newsrooms After Documentary Accusing President Of Graft Broadcast
Police in the Maldives have raided the office of one of the country's leading news websites shortly after a television documentary was broadcast that accused the country's president of corruption, money laundering and misrule.
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India, Maldives Sign Agreements To Curb Tax Evasion
India and Maldives today signed two agreements for exchange of information with respect to taxes, and for avoidance of double taxation of income derived from international air transport.
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PM Narendra Modi Holds Talks With Maldives President Abdulla Yameen
A defence cooperation pact and five other agreements to expand bilateral ties were inked between India and Maldives today after Prime Minister Narendra Modi and President of the archipelago nation Abdulla Yameen Abdul Gayoom held talks including ways to combat terrorism and radicalisation.
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PM Modi, Maldivian President Hold Bilateral Talks Over Lunch
Prime Minister Narendra Modi held bilateral talks with Maldivian President Abdulla Yameen Abdul Gayoom over a working lunch in New Delhi today.
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Union Minister Sushma Swaraj Meets Maldivian President
External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj today called on Maldivian President Abdulla Yameen Abdul Gayoom in New Delhi before formal talks.
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Maldives President Arrives In India, To Hold Talks With PM Modi Tomorrow
Maldivian President Abdulla Yameen Abdul Gayoom arrived in New Delhi today on a two-day visit during which he will hold talks with Prime Minister Narendra Modi on ways to expand cooperation between the two countries, particularly in areas of trade, investment and maritime security.
_625x300_1528948177292.jpg?downsize=260:195 "Jailed Maldives Ex-President Gets Bail After Yameen Abdulla's Poll Defeat")
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Maldives Ex-President Says India Helped Restore Democracy
India played a "positive" role in restoration of democracy in Maldives by "exerting pressure" on the ruling regime, and the new government in the island nation would be "sensitive" towards New Delhi's "concerns", former Maldivian President Maumoon Abdul Gayoom said Sunday.
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Jailed Maldives Ex-President Gets Bail After Yameen Abdulla's Poll Defeat
The Maldives High Court granted former president Maumoon Abdul Gayoom bail on Sunday, making him the latest jailed opponent of President Abdulla Yameen to win freedom since Yameen lost a re-election bid a week ago.
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Pull Out Your Military Choppers, Personnel, Maldives Tells India
The Maldives wants India to withdraw military helicopters and personnel posted there following the expiry of an agreement in June, its envoy said, the latest snub to Delhi by President Abdulla Yameen's China-backed government.
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India Upset Over Maldives' Ex-President, Chief Justice's Prison Terms
India today expressed its "deep dismay" over a Maldivian court sentencing the island nation's former president Maumoon Abdul Gayoom and the chief justice of its Supreme Court to long prison terms without a "fair trial".
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After Maldives Crisis, Election Body Fixes Date For Presidential Election
Maldives presidential election will be held in September, the country's Election Commission chief said late on Friday, a week after the European Union and some Western nations urged the country to hold a transparent, credible poll.
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"Send Envoy, Military": Maldives Ex-President Urges India Amid Crisis
Exiled former Maldivian president Mohamed Nasheed today urged India to "act swiftly" to help in resolving the ongoing political crisis in the island nation that escalated after President Abdulla Yameen declared a state of emergency and troops arrested the top judge.
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Maldives Police Arrest Ex-President Gayoom
Former Maldives president Maumoon Abdul Gayoom was arrested Monday shortly after his estranged half-brother President Abdulla Yameen declared a state of emergency, according to Gayoom's daughter.
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Maldives Supreme Court Did Not Seek Indian Assistance: Authorities
The Maldives Supreme Court did not seek assistance from the Indian government to enforce its last week's order to release high-profile prisoners, including self-exiled former President Mohamed Nasheed and former Vice President Ahmed Adeeb, the Department of Judicial Administration (DJA) said.
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Maldives Ex-Presidents In talks To 'Legally Topple' Abdulla Yameen Government
Exiled Maldives opposition leader Mohamed Nasheed has said he is in talks with the former president - who repeatedly threw him in jail - to "legally topple" the current leader of the troubled honeymoon island.
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Maldives Police Raid Newsrooms After Documentary Accusing President Of Graft Broadcast
Police in the Maldives have raided the office of one of the country's leading news websites shortly after a television documentary was broadcast that accused the country's president of corruption, money laundering and misrule.
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India, Maldives Sign Agreements To Curb Tax Evasion
India and Maldives today signed two agreements for exchange of information with respect to taxes, and for avoidance of double taxation of income derived from international air transport.
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PM Narendra Modi Holds Talks With Maldives President Abdulla Yameen
A defence cooperation pact and five other agreements to expand bilateral ties were inked between India and Maldives today after Prime Minister Narendra Modi and President of the archipelago nation Abdulla Yameen Abdul Gayoom held talks including ways to combat terrorism and radicalisation.
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PM Modi, Maldivian President Hold Bilateral Talks Over Lunch
Prime Minister Narendra Modi held bilateral talks with Maldivian President Abdulla Yameen Abdul Gayoom over a working lunch in New Delhi today.
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Union Minister Sushma Swaraj Meets Maldivian President
External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj today called on Maldivian President Abdulla Yameen Abdul Gayoom in New Delhi before formal talks.
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Maldives President Arrives In India, To Hold Talks With PM Modi Tomorrow
Maldivian President Abdulla Yameen Abdul Gayoom arrived in New Delhi today on a two-day visit during which he will hold talks with Prime Minister Narendra Modi on ways to expand cooperation between the two countries, particularly in areas of trade, investment and maritime security.
