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Former Maldives president Abdulla Yameen to appeal 11-year jail term
Abdulla Yameen: Abdulla Yameen, the opposition Progressive Party of Maldives (PPM) candidate for the next election due in 2023, was sent to a prison on Maafushi island.
Published on Dec 26, 2022 01:30 PM IST
Reuters |
Maldives court finds former president Abdulla Yameen guilty of corruption
Abdulla Yameen: After his sentencing, Abdulla Yameen was shifted to house arrest in 2020 but was freed months later.
Updated on Dec 25, 2022 04:44 PM IST
Reuters |
India signs key financial intelligence agreement with Maldives
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.
Updated on Dec 14, 2019 12:37 AM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | HT Correspondent
Mohamed Nasheed’s return will strengthen Maldivian democracy
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
Updated on Apr 08, 2019 09:27 PM IST
Hindustan Times | HT Correspondent
Maldives court orders arrest of former president Abdulla Yameen
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.
Updated on Feb 18, 2019 05:49 PM IST
Male |
Agence France-Presse
Burdened by Chinese debt, Maldives gets $1.4bn aid from India
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.
Published on Dec 17, 2018 11:06 PM IST
New Delhi |
HT Correspondent
Tried to play India against China as a ‘puppet master’: Maldives foreign minister on Ex-president Yameen
The remark of Maldives minister assumes significance as reports suggest that China had been trying to expand its influence over the island nation.
Updated on Nov 27, 2018 12:24 AM IST
New Delhi |
Press Trust of India
Maldives’ top court clears former president Nasheed of terror conviction
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.
Updated on Nov 26, 2018 07:15 PM IST
Colombo |
AFP
The Maldives’ new regime is an opportunity for India to regain its lost ground
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
Updated on Nov 21, 2018 08:15 AM IST
Hindustan Times | HT Correspondent
Maldives to pull out of ‘one-sided’ China trade deal: Report
Maldives is reportedly planning to pull out of a free trade agreement with China as the island nation moves closer to India.
Updated on Nov 20, 2018 05:34 PM IST
Bloomberg |
Bloomberg
PM Modi arrives in Maldives to attend president-elect Solih’s swearing-in ceremony
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”.
Updated on Nov 17, 2018 05:09 PM IST
Male (Maldives) |
Press Trust of India
PM Narendra Modi heads to Maldives as island shifts toward India from China
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.
Updated on Nov 17, 2018 12:56 PM IST
Bloomberg |
Archana Chaudhary and Iain Marlow
PM Modi to attend Maldives President-elect Ibrahim Mohamed Solih’s swearing-in ceremony on Nov 17
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.
Updated on Nov 09, 2018 04:28 PM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | HT Correspondent
US urges Maldives’ Abdulla Yameen to accept election results
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.
Updated on Oct 12, 2018 12:09 AM IST
Hindustan Times, Washington | , Washington
Yashwant RajMaldives: India should not rest on its oars
Despite Solih’s win, New Delhi must keep an eye on China’s expanding influence in the Maldives
Updated on Oct 09, 2018 11:06 AM IST
Outgoing Maldives president ‘received $1.5 million’: Reports
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.
Updated on Oct 02, 2018 08:50 PM IST
Colombo |
Agence France-Presse
Maldives president-elect Solih invites PM Narendra Modi to swearing-in ceremony: Report
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.
Updated on Sep 27, 2018 07:52 PM IST
Male |
Press Trust of India
The Maldives poll results are an opportunity for India to gain lost ground
China is likely to mount a major effort to protect its strategic investments and ongoing projects in Maldives
Updated on Sep 26, 2018 04:06 PM IST
Why Abdulla Yameen’s ouster is good news for India
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.
Updated on Sep 25, 2018 02:35 AM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | Jayanth Jacob
India hails ‘triumph of democracy’ in Maldives election result
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.
Published on Sep 25, 2018 12:02 AM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | Jayanth Jacob
The Maldives result can help counter China’s influence on the Indian Ocean
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
Updated on Sep 24, 2018 07:20 PM IST
Hindustan Times | HT Correspondent
‘I accept the result’: Maldives president Abdulla Yameen concedes election defeat
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.
Updated on Sep 24, 2018 02:30 PM IST
Colombo |
Agence France-Presse
Pro-China Maldives president Yameen loses election, India welcomes result
According to reports, Ibrahim Mohamed Solih won the presidential election, defeating President Abdulla Yameen who is known to be close to China,
Updated on Sep 24, 2018 11:26 AM IST
New Delhi |
Press Trust of India
Maldives opposition candidate says he has won presidential election
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
Updated on Sep 24, 2018 01:41 AM IST
Colombo |
Agence France-Presse
US threatens Maldives with sanctions if it fails to hold fair elections
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.
Published on Sep 08, 2018 03:11 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Washington | , Washington
Yashwant RajIndia must stay the course in Maldives
It must not antagonise Male too much. That may drive the country closer to China.
Updated on Aug 30, 2018 07:18 PM IST
Hindustan Times | HT Correspondent
Maldives wants to rid itself of excessive Indian influence: Chinese media
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.
Published on Aug 13, 2018 05:06 PM IST
Beijing |
Indo-Asian News Service
Withdraw your military choppers, China-backed Maldives govt tells India
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.
Updated on Aug 10, 2018 07:22 PM IST
Reuters |
Reuters
Govt says reports of India reducing exports to Maldives ‘misleading’
According to some media reports, India has lowered the limits on the export of certain essential commodities such as potatoes and onions to Maldives.
Published on Jun 25, 2018 01:41 PM IST
New Delhi |
PTI
Former Maldives president and Supreme Court chief justice convicted for obstruction of justice
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.
Updated on Jun 14, 2018 10:36 AM IST
Reuters, Male |
Reuters
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