A digest of news and opinion from the Maldives.
Former President Mohamed Nasheed and the Current President of Parliament has initiated a good governance concept. The initiative summoned cabinet ministers and various other government officials to the Parliament to examine the level of accountability – a positive attempt by the ruling party to hold senior government officials accountable for their actions. The result? The […]
Foreign tourists arrive in a resort in the Kurumba island in Maldives, February,12, 2012 (AP File Photo) Despite its famed luxury resorts, the government of Maldives has a troubled take on the rule of law. Maldivians don’t see their country the same way tourists do. “Its geographically beautiful – tourists love it. But it’s a […]
PTI Former Maldives President Mohamed Nasheed on Friday said it was wrong for China to expect that the Maldives would take its side and said India’s relations with the island nation is 2,000-3,000 years old. Nasheed, who is in Delhi for an international conference, said India does not conduct diplomacy like western countries and is […]
Former Maldivian President Mohamed Nasheed in Delhi on Thursday. Credit: By special arrangement Mohamed Nasheed spoke to The Wire about India’s quiet signals to the Maldives, why he doesn’t want to push Yameen out “forcefully” and the “new direction” of the opposition campaign. New Delhi: Mohamed Nasheed, the Maldives’ first democratically elected president, is in India after three years […]