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India signs key financial intelligence agreement with Maldives
By HT Correspondent | Hindustan Times, New Delhi
UPDATED ON DEC 14, 2019 12:37 AM IST
India’s ties with the Maldives had nosedived under the previous regime headed by Abdulla Yameen, and the new government led by Ibrahim Solih has adopted an “India first” policy to help rebuild the relationship.
Mohamed Nasheed’s return will strengthen Maldivian democracy
By HT Correspondent | Hindustan Times
UPDATED ON APR 08, 2019 09:27 PM IST
India has reasons to be pleased with recent electoral results. However, it would be a mistake to assume that China’s influence has vanished from the Maldives
Maldives court orders arrest of former president Abdulla Yameen
By Agence France-Presse | Male
UPDATED ON FEB 18, 2019 05:49 PM IST
the court agreed to a prosecution request to detain Yameen who was charged last week with laundering nearly $1.5 million before he lost his re-election bid in September.
Burdened by Chinese debt, Maldives gets $1.4bn aid from India
By HT Correspondent | New Delhi
PUBLISHED ON DEC 17, 2018 11:06 PM IST
India said on Monday it will provide $1.4 billion as financial aid to the Maldives, which is grappling with mounting Chinese debt, after the two sides signed four agreements that will boost cooperation in areas ranging from healthcare to defence.
Tried to play India against China as a ‘puppet master’: Maldives foreign minister on Ex-president Yameen
By Press Trust of India | New Delhi
UPDATED ON NOV 27, 2018 12:24 AM IST
The remark of Maldives minister assumes significance as reports suggest that China had been trying to expand its influence over the island nation.
Maldives’ top court clears former president Nasheed of terror conviction
By AFP | Colombo
UPDATED ON NOV 26, 2018 07:15 PM IST
The Supreme Court said Nasheed was wrongfully charged and should not have been convicted in the 2015 trial described by the United Nations as politically motivated.
The Maldives’ new regime is an opportunity for India to regain its lost ground
By HT Correspondent | Hindustan Times
UPDATED ON NOV 21, 2018 08:15 AM IST
Even before he assumed office, President Solih had spoken of an “India first” policy, a significant shift away from his predecessor Abdulla Yameen’s tight embrace of China
Maldives to pull out of ‘one-sided’ China trade deal: Report
By Bloomberg | Bloomberg
UPDATED ON NOV 20, 2018 05:34 PM IST
Maldives is reportedly planning to pull out of a free trade agreement with China as the island nation moves closer to India.
PM Modi arrives in Maldives to attend president-elect Solih’s swearing-in ceremony
By Press Trust of India | Male (Maldives)
UPDATED ON NOV 17, 2018 05:09 PM IST
Prime Minister Narendra Modi said the recent elections in the Maldives represent the collective aspirations of the people for democracy, rule of law and a prosperous future. PM Modi also congratulated Solih on his victory in the recent elections and wished him “the very best for his tenure”.
PM Narendra Modi heads to Maldives as island shifts toward India from China
By Archana Chaudhary and Iain Marlow | Bloomberg
UPDATED ON NOV 17, 2018 12:56 PM IST
The Saturday visit of PM Modi, the first by an Indian head of state since 2011, is expected to reset strained ties with the Maldives as Ibrahim Mohamed Solih, a veteran opposition politician, takes over after successfully ousting former pro-China president Abdulla Yameen.
PM Modi to attend Maldives President-elect Ibrahim Mohamed Solih’s swearing-in ceremony on Nov 17
By HT Correspondent | Hindustan Times, New Delhi
UPDATED ON NOV 09, 2018 04:28 PM IST
Solih, the opposition Maldivian Democratic Party’s candidate who emerged victorious over incumbent president Abdulla Yameen in the election held on September 23, had extended the invitation during a phone call by Modi.
US urges Maldives’ Abdulla Yameen to accept election results
By Yashwant Raj | Hindustan Times, Washington, Washington
UPDATED ON OCT 12, 2018 12:09 AM IST
The US has offered the newly elected government of the Maldives deeper engagement to help it along the path of democracy, security and prosperity in the context of its evolving Indo-Pacific strategy and rebalance.
Maldives: India should not rest on its oars
By Brahma Chellaney
UPDATED ON OCT 09, 2018 11:06 AM IST
Despite Solih’s win, New Delhi must keep an eye on China’s expanding influence in the Maldives
Outgoing Maldives president ‘received $1.5 million’: Reports
By Agence France-Presse | Colombo
UPDATED ON OCT 02, 2018 08:50 PM IST
The allegations that two cash deposits were made into a private account in Abdulla Yameen’s name came to light after local media reported that the Maldivian Monetary Authority (MMA) had lodged a police complaint.
Maldives president-elect Solih invites PM Narendra Modi to swearing-in ceremony: Report
By Press Trust of India | Male
UPDATED ON SEP 27, 2018 07:52 PM IST
Ibrahim Mohamed Solih, the opposition Maldivian Democratic Party’s candidate, emerged victorious over incumbent president Abdulla Yameen in the election held on September 23. He will be sworn in on November 17.
The Maldives poll results are an opportunity for India to gain lost ground
By Pinak Ranjan Chakravarty
UPDATED ON SEP 26, 2018 04:06 PM IST
China is likely to mount a major effort to protect its strategic investments and ongoing projects in Maldives
Why Abdulla Yameen’s ouster is good news for India
By Jayanth Jacob | Hindustan Times, New Delhi
UPDATED ON SEP 25, 2018 02:35 AM IST
Maldives has become a showpiece of mega projects-driven Chinese foreign policy as well as an important player in President Xi Jinping’s marquee one-road-one-belt project.
India hails ‘triumph of democracy’ in Maldives election result
By Jayanth Jacob | Hindustan Times, New Delhi
PUBLISHED ON SEP 25, 2018 12:02 AM IST
Ibrahim Mohamed Solih’s victory could possibly bring to an end the months-long strain in ties between India and Yameen, whose handling of institutions and closeness to Beijing didn’t go down well with New Delhi.
The Maldives result can help counter China’s influence on the Indian Ocean
By HT Correspondent | Hindustan Times
UPDATED ON SEP 24, 2018 07:20 PM IST
As in Malaysia, where a pro-Beijing regime was ousted in recent elections, Mr Solih’s victory is expected to lead to intensified scrutiny of China’s investments in the Maldives. For India, which has described Mr Solih’s win as the triumph of democratic forces, the latest developments provide an opportunity to forge a closer relationship with the new administration
‘I accept the result’: Maldives president Abdulla Yameen concedes election defeat
By Agence France-Presse | Colombo
UPDATED ON SEP 24, 2018 02:30 PM IST
There had been concerns that Maldives President Abdulla Yameen, who has borrowed hundreds of millions of dollars from China for an infrastructure blitz, might not accept the election outcome.
Pro-China Maldives president Yameen loses election, India welcomes result
By Press Trust of India | New Delhi
UPDATED ON SEP 24, 2018 11:26 AM IST
According to reports, Ibrahim Mohamed Solih won the presidential election, defeating President Abdulla Yameen who is known to be close to China,
Maldives opposition candidate says he has won presidential election
By Agence France-Presse | Colombo
UPDATED ON SEP 24, 2018 01:41 AM IST
Maldives opposition candidate Ibrahim Mohamed Solih, who fought a bitter election campaign against President Abdulla Yameen, said that he had won Sunday’s presidential vote
US threatens Maldives with sanctions if it fails to hold fair elections
By Yashwant Raj | Hindustan Times, Washington, Washington
PUBLISHED ON SEP 08, 2018 03:11 PM IST
Maldives has been in a political crisis since February when President Abdulla Yameen imposed a 45-day emergency, and forced the country’s top court to overturn an earlier order quashing the conviction of nine opposition leaders, including former president Mohamed Naheed.
India must stay the course in Maldives
By HT Correspondent | Hindustan Times
UPDATED ON AUG 30, 2018 07:18 PM IST
It must not antagonise Male too much. That may drive the country closer to China.
Maldives wants to rid itself of excessive Indian influence: Chinese media
By Indo-Asian News Service | Beijing
PUBLISHED ON AUG 13, 2018 05:06 PM IST
Last week, the Maldivian ambassador told a media outlet that his country has asked India to take back military helicopters and personnel posted there following the expiry of a pact in June.
Withdraw your military choppers, China-backed Maldives govt tells India
By Reuters | Reuters
UPDATED ON AUG 10, 2018 07:22 PM IST
India and China are going head to head in the Maldives, the Indian Ocean island chain where Beijing is building roads, bridges and a bigger airport, upstaging India which has been the country’s prime provider of military and civilian aid for decades.
Govt says reports of India reducing exports to Maldives ‘misleading’
By PTI | New Delhi
PUBLISHED ON JUN 25, 2018 01:41 PM IST
According to some media reports, India has lowered the limits on the export of certain essential commodities such as potatoes and onions to Maldives.
Former Maldives president and Supreme Court chief justice convicted for obstruction of justice
By Reuters | Reuters, Male
UPDATED ON JUN 14, 2018 10:36 AM IST
The trials are widely seen as part of a plan by President Abdulla Yameen to tighten his grip on power ahead of elections in September.
Mass arrests in Maldives as activists defy emergency
By Press Trust of India | Press Trust of India, Colombo
UPDATED ON MAR 17, 2018 09:21 PM IST
Yameen is facing increasing opposition both within and outside his tiny Indian Ocean archipelago since coming to power in November 2013 following a controversial run off election against former president Mohamed Nasheed.