India-Maldives Archives

August 12, 2024 3:30 PM

India and Maldives renew MoU to enhance civil service training

India and the Maldives have renewed their Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to bolster the training of Maldivian civil servants. External Affairs Minister Dr. S. Jaishankar and Maldivian Foreign Minister Moosa Zameer finalized the renewed agreement o...

April 5, 2024 5:10 PM

India allows exports of essential goods to Maldives despite strained ties

India has allowed limited exports of essential commodities, including sugar, wheat, rice, and onions, to the Maldives, the government said on Friday, even as ties between Male and New Delhi remained tense amid rising Chinese influence. India, a lead...

December 4, 2023 4:09 PM

India agrees to withdraw soldiers from Maldives, President Muizzu says

India's government has agreed to withdraw its soldiers from the Maldives, the Indian Ocean archipelago's President Mohamed Muizzu said on Sunday. Muizzu won the presidential election in September, having campaigned to alter the Maldives's "India fir...

November 17, 2023 9:23 PM

Maldives will have no foreign military presence – new president

Maldives will use diplomacy to ensure there is no foreign military presence on its soil, its new president said on Friday, reaffirming his support for the departure of a small Indian force from the islands where India and China vie for influence. Mo...

September 25, 2023 11:27 AM

Circulation of Fake news in Maldives

As the second round of the Presidential election in the Maldives approaches on September 30th, concerns over the spread of fake news have emerged. The High Commission of India in the Maldives has issued a press release denouncing a sustained campaign...

September 11, 2023 5:07 PM

Arun Goel visits Maldives to observe the conduct of Presidential Elections 2023

On the invitation of the Election Commission of Maldives, Arun Goel, Election Commissioner is leading a three-member delegation to Maldives to observe the conduct of the Presidential Election, 2023. The first round of the election was conducted on 9t...

August 9, 2023 12:52 PM

India-Maldives join hands to counter terrorism

India and Maldives held the second meeting of the Joint Working Group on Counter Terrorism, Countering Violent Extremism and De-Radicalisation in Male’ only recently. Secretary (West) His Excellency Sanjay Verma, Ministry of External Affairs, Gover...