A digest of news and opinion from the Maldives.
The most significant development during the recent visit of Maldivian President Abdulla Yameen Abdul Gayoom to China was the signing of a Free Trade Agreement between the two nations. Though this development does not give any special strategic advantage to China in the immediate future, it reinforces the theory that Maldives is on its […]
The controversial China-Maldives free trade agreement (FTA) is expected to open the doors of trade in 64 different fields in the Maldives for China while the Asian monolith will open trade doors in 98 fields to the Maldives. The fields opened for China to establish their new markets include tax agencies, construction businesses as well […]
As part of its defences, the Maldives has been erecting a wall around the capital of Malé to thwart a rising sea and a future tsunami. The 44-member Alliance of Small Island States (AOSIS) represents some of the world’s most vulnerable island nations fighting a virtually losing battle against rising sea levels triggered by global […]
The Maldives, an island paradise for tourists, is ruled by a geopolitical serpent. The Maldivian president, Abdulla Yameen Abdul Gayoom, has been using Chinese money and Saudi Arabia-backed Islamicism to throttle his country’s democratic polity. The direction he is taking the strategically important Indian Ocean archipelagic state is raising eyebrows in New Delhi. Yameen just […]
Photo: Yin Yeping/GT During the visit of the President of the Maldives Abdulla Yameen to China, the grand ceremonial event marking the 45th anniversary of diplomatic relations between China and Maldives took place at the Legendale Hotel Beijing on December 6. “Today, China is the Maldives’ closest development and commercial partner. The development partnerships between […]
BEIJING, Dec. 7 (Xinhua) — China and the Maldives agreed to strengthen cooperation on tourism, as Chinese Premier Li Keqiang met with the Maldives President Abdulla Yameen Abdul Gayoom in Beijing Thursday. “China has been the Maldives’ biggest source of tourists for seven consecutive years, and there is huge potential for more cooperation,” Li said. […]
Zhang Dejiang (R), chairman of China’s National People’s Congress Standing Committee, meets with Maldives President Abdulla Yameen Abdul Gayoom in Beijing, capital of China, Dec. 8, 2017. (Xinhua/Liu Weibing) BEIJING, Dec. 8 (Xinhua) — China and the Maldives agreed in Beijing on Friday to boost parliamentary exchanges and share experience in governance and legislation. The […]
China and the Maldives appear to have different perspectives on Maldivian President Abdulla Yameen’s three-day visit to Beijing which will end today, 9 December. Both countries feel that the visit has taken the relationship to a higher level and broadened its scope greatly. But while China has laid stress on the signing of an […]
Zaheer Khan is the newest member of those Indian cricketers who have taken the plunger. Yes, the man does not play for us anymore, but Indian fans have not forgotten him. On November 23, he tied the knot with Sagarika Ghatke and like any newly married couple, the pair went on their honeymoon. Instagram […]