Maldivian President Abdulla Yameen

Newly-elected Maldives President Ibrahim Mohamed Solih will be on his first foreign visit to India next month to further strengthen the bilateral ties with the country, Maldivian Foreign Minister Abdulla Shahid said Monday.

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.

The US today expressed disappointment over the Maldivian government extending the state of emergency by another 30 days and asked President Abdulla Yameen to uphold the rule of law in the troubled Indian Ocean island nation.

Maldives President Abdullah Yameen's government on Tuesday served a sharp warning against the many calls for Indian military intervention in the tiny island nation, announcing that his country had not sought military intervention and it "firmly believes that India would not act on any such calls".

India was the first stop planned for a visit by a special envoy of the Maldivian president but was told by New Delhi that Indian leaders were not available for a briefing from President Abdulla Yameen's emissary on the crisis in the tiny island nation. "We made a request yesterday that a special envoy of president will be visiting with his delegati...

India was the first stop planned for a visit by a special envoy of the Maldivian president but it could not take place due to scheduling issues of the Indian leadership, the island nation's envoy said today.

Maldivian President Abdulla Yameen declared a 15-day state of Emergency in Maldives on Monday following a deepening political crisis where the President refused to comply with a Supreme Court order to release political prisoners. This Emergency gives sweeping powers to security forces to arrest and detain suspects. As the news of Emergency spread, ...

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.

The Maldivian Supreme Court dealt another blow to beleaguered President Abdulla Yameen Sunday, asking him to comply with its order to release political prisoners and reinstate dissident lawmakers.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi held bilateral talks with Maldivian President Abdulla Yameen Abdul Gayoom over a working lunch in New Delhi today.

External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj today called on Maldivian President Abdulla Yameen Abdul Gayoom in New Delhi before formal talks.

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.

The Maldives parliament sacked the chief prosecutor shortly after the government bowed to international pressure and lifted a state of emergency imposed after an alleged plot to blow up the president.

Police in the Maldives today raided a private television station in connection with a YouTube video that allegedly threatened President Abdulla Yameen, the network's managing director said.

The United States, the Commonwealth group of countries and rights groups have called on the Maldives to lift a state of emergency declared this week and end a crackdown on dissidents, as authorities stepped up security in the tropical archipelago.

Newly-elected Maldives President Ibrahim Mohamed Solih will be on his first foreign visit to India next month to further strengthen the bilateral ties with the country, Maldivian Foreign Minister Abdulla Shahid said Monday.

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.

The US today expressed disappointment over the Maldivian government extending the state of emergency by another 30 days and asked President Abdulla Yameen to uphold the rule of law in the troubled Indian Ocean island nation.

Maldives President Abdullah Yameen's government on Tuesday served a sharp warning against the many calls for Indian military intervention in the tiny island nation, announcing that his country had not sought military intervention and it "firmly believes that India would not act on any such calls".

India was the first stop planned for a visit by a special envoy of the Maldivian president but was told by New Delhi that Indian leaders were not available for a briefing from President Abdulla Yameen's emissary on the crisis in the tiny island nation. "We made a request yesterday that a special envoy of president will be visiting with his delegati...

India was the first stop planned for a visit by a special envoy of the Maldivian president but it could not take place due to scheduling issues of the Indian leadership, the island nation's envoy said today.

Maldivian President Abdulla Yameen declared a 15-day state of Emergency in Maldives on Monday following a deepening political crisis where the President refused to comply with a Supreme Court order to release political prisoners. This Emergency gives sweeping powers to security forces to arrest and detain suspects. As the news of Emergency spread, ...

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.

The Maldivian Supreme Court dealt another blow to beleaguered President Abdulla Yameen Sunday, asking him to comply with its order to release political prisoners and reinstate dissident lawmakers.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi held bilateral talks with Maldivian President Abdulla Yameen Abdul Gayoom over a working lunch in New Delhi today.

External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj today called on Maldivian President Abdulla Yameen Abdul Gayoom in New Delhi before formal talks.

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.

The Maldives parliament sacked the chief prosecutor shortly after the government bowed to international pressure and lifted a state of emergency imposed after an alleged plot to blow up the president.

Police in the Maldives today raided a private television station in connection with a YouTube video that allegedly threatened President Abdulla Yameen, the network's managing director said.

The United States, the Commonwealth group of countries and rights groups have called on the Maldives to lift a state of emergency declared this week and end a crackdown on dissidents, as authorities stepped up security in the tropical archipelago.