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Maldives asks India to withdraw troops by March 15

Male Maldivian President asks India to withdraw military personnel by March 15, amid tensions and pro-China alignment.

The Hindu · Jan 14, 2024

India-Maldives row | Politics is politics, can’t guarantee every country will support us, says Jaishankar

India-Maldives row: A diplomatic row was triggered between India and Maldives after three Maldivian leaders posted derogatory remarks against PM Modi and mocked him over his trip to Lakshadweep.

The Hindu · Jan 14, 2024

Maldives leader says his country's small size isn't a license to bully in apparent swipe at India

The president of the Maldives says that his country’s small size doesn’t give anyone the license to bully it, in a sign of defiance toward India, the archipelago state’s giant neighbor

The Independent UK · Jan 13, 2024

A change for the worse: On the rapid decline in India-Maldives ties

With the calls for boycotts and rising hypernationalistic rhetoric, India and the Maldives need to take a step back and reassess their responses

The Hindu · Jan 10, 2024

BrewDog boss took luxury Maldives holiday before 'outrageous' staff wage change

BREWDOG founder James Watt took a luxurious island holiday with his celebrity girlfriend Georgia Toffolo before deciding to axe the Real Living Wage…

The National (Scotland) · Jan 10, 2024

Maldives misadventures, featuring Muizzu govt and the media

Mohamed Muizzu’s government in the Maldives is caught in a melee. Having stormed to power over a hyper-nationalist poll campaign against “Indian military presence”, just four months later, it’s now requesting China to send in more tourists to the island nation after a diplomatic stand-off with India and the looming…

Newslaundry · Jan 10, 2024

Modi's beach visit to a remote Indian archipelago rakes up a storm in the Maldives

The relationship between India and the Maldives is facing challenges after officials in the tiny island nation made derogatory remarks against Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s posts that promoted the pristine beaches of India’s Lakshadweep archipelago

The Independent UK · Jan 10, 2024

In Maldives, Delhi must steer clear of irritants to use mix of Gujral doctrine, tough talk

As far as neighbourhood regimes go, the last few days have been a mixed bag for India’s diplomacy for different reasons. 

Newslaundry · Jan 10, 2024

Maldives ruling coalition deployed anti-India sentiments during 2023 presidential polls: EU report

The ruling coalition of the Progressive Party of Maldives (PPM) and the People’s National Congress (PNC) deployed anti-India sentiments and attempted to spread disinformation around this theme during the 2023 presidential elections, according to a report issued by the European Union.

The Hindu · Jan 10, 2024

India-Maldives row | Our Government must make tougher stand to repair relation with India, says Maldives Opposition leader

Maldives opposition leader Fayyaz Ismail has asked the his government to take tougher stand to against those who made the racist comments against India and Prime Minister Narendra Modi

The Hindu · Jan 10, 2024