India’s Modi renews ties with Maldives Published 26 Jul, 2025 07:24pm MALÉ: Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi wrapped up a visit to the Maldives on Saturday, renewing ties by offering...
Maldives president holds record 15-hour press conference Published 04 May, 2025 11:01am COLOMBO: Maldives President Mohamed Muizzu addressed a press conference for nearly 15 hours, his office said on...
Maldives to ban Israelis to protest Gaza war Updated 03 Jun, 2024 08:59am MALÉ, (Maldives): The Indian Ocean nation of the Maldives will ban Israelis from the luxury tourist hot spot, the...
Maldives vows China-backed building boom, Indians out Published 25 Apr, 2024 03:05am MALÉ, (Maldives): The Maldives will press on with Chinese-backed construction and evict Indian troops from the...
‘China is the winner’ in Maldives election Published 23 Apr, 2024 03:41am MALÉ (Maldives): A landslide parliamentary election victory for the Maldives’ pro-China president clears the way...
China says military delegation visited Maldives, Sri Lanka and Nepal Published 14 Mar, 2024 03:00am BEIJING: A Chinese military delegation recently visited the Maldives, Sri Lanka and Nepal to discuss further...
Maldives signs China defence deal as India prepares exit Published 05 Mar, 2024 12:18pm MALÉ: The Maldives has signed a “military assistance” deal with China after ordering Indian troops deployed in the...
India navy to open strategic base near Maldives Published 03 Mar, 2024 12:01pm NEW DELHI: India’s navy has said it is bolstering forces on “strategically important” islands close to the Maldives,...
Maldives vows to boost defences after telling Indian troops to leave Published 06 Feb, 2024 05:00am MALÉ (Maldives): The small but strategically placed Maldives will strengthen its military to defend its vast...
Maldives parliament rejects three cabinet members after brawl Published 30 Jan, 2024 04:52am MALÉ (Maldives): Maldivian lawmakers voted against the appointment of three cabinet members on Monday after an...
Chinese research vessel heads to Maldives, could concern India Published 23 Jan, 2024 05:15am NEW DELHI: A Chinese research vessel is on its way to the Maldives, according to an Indian military official and an...
India-Maldives relations – increasing acrimony Published 20 Jan, 2024 05:18am EDITORIAL: Recent years have seen India’s relations with most of its neighbours going through considerable strain....
China and Maldives upgrade ties with infrastructure deals Published 12 Jan, 2024 03:06am BEIJING: China pledged to protect the Maldives’ “sovereignty” and agreed to upgrade ties with the strategic...
Maldives president courts investors in China as ties with India sag Published 10 Jan, 2024 05:22am BEIJING: At an “Invest Maldives” forum in a southern Chinese port city, the Maldivian president shook hands and...
Maldives suspends ministers after ‘clown’ jibe against Modi Published 08 Jan, 2024 05:23am MALÉ (Maldives): Maldivian President Mohamed Muizzu suspended three deputy ministers on Sunday for making...
Maldives suspends ministers after ‘clown’ jibe against India’s Modi Published 07 Jan, 2024 09:23pm MALÉ: Maldivian President Mohamed Muizzu suspended three deputy ministers on Sunday for making “derogatory remarks”...
India agrees to withdraw soldiers from Maldives Published 04 Dec, 2023 05:35am NEW DELHI: India’s government has agreed to withdraw its soldiers from the Maldives, the Indian Ocean...
Maldives new leader vows to evict Indian troops Published 18 Nov, 2023 06:03am MALÉ, (Maldives): President Mohamed Muizzu of the Maldives vowed Friday to expel Indian troops deployed in the...
Chinese troops will not replace Indians: Maldives leader Published 16 Nov, 2023 05:39am MALÉ (Maldives): The Maldives’s incoming president Mohamed Muizzu has vowed to expel Indian troops after taking...