Maldives Diplomat

The Maldives recalled its top diplomat in Pakistan, official sources said Monday, after he had an unauthorised meeting with an Afghan envoy in Islamabad.

Maldives President Mohamed Muizzu is in India for a state visit, a significant moment in relations after the diplomatic relations between the states were severely affected when three Maldivian ministers made derogatory remarks against PM Modi.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday underlined New Delhi's position as a "close friend" of the Maldives and emphasised his government's readiness to respond to medical and economic emergencies as part of its 'neighbourhood first' foreign policy.

The Maldives will not act to undermine India's security and views Delhi as a "valued partner and friend", and cooperation in several fields will "always be a priority", President Mohamed Muizzu said Sunday as he arrived in the national capital.

Travel tech platform EaseMyTrip - which suspended flight bookings to Maldives in January after a diplomatic row with India - on Friday said it has resumed bookings to the island nation after "improved bilateral ties" between both governments.

In a goodwill gesture, India on Thursday said it has decided to rollover a USD 50 million Treasury Bill for an additional year upon the request of the Maldives government.

India is supporting 65 community development projects worth USD 23 million in the Maldives and steady progress has been achieved in implementing them, the Indian mission said here on Thursday.

Amid a diplomatic standoff, Maldives Foreign Minister Moosa Zameer on Wednesday arrived in New Delhi on an official visit to India to discuss bilateral ties between the two countries.

The ballot boxes for Maldives' upcoming parliamentary elections will be placed in India, Sri Lanka and Malaysia, after around 11,000 Maldivians submitted re-registration requests to relocate their polling stations.

India and the Maldives on Sunday reviewed the ongoing deployment of Indian civilian technical personnel to enable the continued operation of Indian aviation platforms in the island nation.

The number of Indian tourists visiting the Maldives has dropped by 33 per cent as compared to last year, Maldivian website Adhadhu reported, citing data from the Maldives Tourism Ministry.

Maldives will not renew an agreement with India to conduct hydrographic surveys and plans to acquire the facilities and machines required to do the exercise by itself, President Mohamed Muizzu has announced.

Stepping up his anti-India rhetoric, Maldives President Mohamed Muizzu has affirmed that no Indian military personnel, not even those in civilian clothing, would be present inside his country after May 10, a media report said today.

Highlighting that Indian military personnel and aviation platforms in Maldives has been solely working for the benefit of local people, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar affirmed his belief that the row with the Maldives will be resolved through

A contentious Chinese research ship reached the Maldives on Thursday in the latest sign of the archipelago's diplomatic reorientation towards Beijing and away from its traditional benefactor India.

The Maldives recalled its top diplomat in Pakistan, official sources said Monday, after he had an unauthorised meeting with an Afghan envoy in Islamabad.

Maldives President Mohamed Muizzu is in India for a state visit, a significant moment in relations after the diplomatic relations between the states were severely affected when three Maldivian ministers made derogatory remarks against PM Modi.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday underlined New Delhi's position as a "close friend" of the Maldives and emphasised his government's readiness to respond to medical and economic emergencies as part of its 'neighbourhood first' foreign policy.

The Maldives will not act to undermine India's security and views Delhi as a "valued partner and friend", and cooperation in several fields will "always be a priority", President Mohamed Muizzu said Sunday as he arrived in the national capital.

Travel tech platform EaseMyTrip - which suspended flight bookings to Maldives in January after a diplomatic row with India - on Friday said it has resumed bookings to the island nation after "improved bilateral ties" between both governments.

In a goodwill gesture, India on Thursday said it has decided to rollover a USD 50 million Treasury Bill for an additional year upon the request of the Maldives government.

India is supporting 65 community development projects worth USD 23 million in the Maldives and steady progress has been achieved in implementing them, the Indian mission said here on Thursday.

Amid a diplomatic standoff, Maldives Foreign Minister Moosa Zameer on Wednesday arrived in New Delhi on an official visit to India to discuss bilateral ties between the two countries.

The ballot boxes for Maldives' upcoming parliamentary elections will be placed in India, Sri Lanka and Malaysia, after around 11,000 Maldivians submitted re-registration requests to relocate their polling stations.

India and the Maldives on Sunday reviewed the ongoing deployment of Indian civilian technical personnel to enable the continued operation of Indian aviation platforms in the island nation.

The number of Indian tourists visiting the Maldives has dropped by 33 per cent as compared to last year, Maldivian website Adhadhu reported, citing data from the Maldives Tourism Ministry.

Maldives will not renew an agreement with India to conduct hydrographic surveys and plans to acquire the facilities and machines required to do the exercise by itself, President Mohamed Muizzu has announced.

Stepping up his anti-India rhetoric, Maldives President Mohamed Muizzu has affirmed that no Indian military personnel, not even those in civilian clothing, would be present inside his country after May 10, a media report said today.

Highlighting that Indian military personnel and aviation platforms in Maldives has been solely working for the benefit of local people, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar affirmed his belief that the row with the Maldives will be resolved through

A contentious Chinese research ship reached the Maldives on Thursday in the latest sign of the archipelago's diplomatic reorientation towards Beijing and away from its traditional benefactor India.