A digest of news and opinion from the Maldives.
In an exclusive interaction with the UNODC Regional Office for South Asia‘s Samarth Pathak, the Ambassador of the Maldives to India, Ahmed Mohamed, reflects on the key security challenges facing the region today, and calls for stronger regional coordination among SAARC nations to curb extremism and the drug menace. Q: As the Ambassador of the Maldives […]
“The Maldives is among India’s closest partners,” PM Modi said while addressing the media after holding bilateral delegation-level talks with visiting Maldivian President Abdulla Yameen Abdul Gayoom in 2016 in Delhi. He further stated: “The stability and security of the Maldives are in the interest of India.” The significance is reiterated to reinforce the old […]
The Maldives has reaffirmed its commitment to the ‘India First’ policy in the wake of attempts by China to woo the Indian Ocean archipelago as part of Beijing’s ‘string of pearls’ strategy to encircle India. ‘’The Maldives practices and follows an Indian First policy when it comes to security and peace in the Indian Ocean,’’ […]