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Wednesday, July 23, 2025
TopicIndia-Maldives ties

Topic: India-Maldives ties

India hands over coast guard ship ‘Huravee’ to Maldives in Male, signals strong maritime links

During the ship's stay in Male's harbour, bilateral meetings, cross-deck visits & sports fixtures have been planned between Indian Navy & its Maldivian counterpart.

Maldives, Afghanistan see increase in aid, Myanmar grant cut in Budget 2025

Ties between India & Maldives have improved throughout the second half of 2024, while New Delhi has promised more material support for Afghanistan after a high-level meeting in January.

After back-to-back delegations to India, Maldives hosts Chinese FM Wang Yi

Wang makes a courtesy call on Maldivian President Mohamed Muizzu amid a thaw in India-Maldives ties in recent months, with several high-level delegation visits between the two countries.

Global media on India’s ‘activities abroad’, from ‘coup plans’ to ‘hunting down designated terrorists’

A Bloomberg opinion article also criticises India's quality control orders, saying that they have become an instrument to restrict imports and minimise competition.

Maldivian oppn sought ‘$6 mn from India’ in bid to impeach president Muizzu, reports WaPo

R&AW agent explored ways to overthrow Muizzu along with 'intermediaries' Shirish Thorat, ex-IPS officer, and Savio Rodrigues, journalist-politician, US daily alleges.  

SubscriberWrites: India’s Strategic Partnership with the Maldives

India’s offer to provide desalination technology to Maldives goes beyond developmental aid; it is a calculated effort to ensure Maldives remains within India’s sphere of influence.

Muizzu’s India trip shows diplomacy ‘naivety’ & IAF shouldn’t see China as rival—global media

International media also discusses Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s future, his allure, and his impact on India’s democratic processes.

Maldivian President Muizzu accorded ceremonial welcome at Rashtrapati Bhavan, to hold talks with Modi

This is Mohamed Muizzu's first bilateral visit to India. On this five-day tour, he is accompanied by First Lady Sajidha Mohamed and a high-level delegation.

India and Maldives to sign MoU on tourism after ‘positive talks’ amid diplomatic row

Maldives Tourism Minister Ibrahim Faisal met his Indian counterpart Gajendra Shekhawat. The 2 discussed areas where tourism cooperation can be diversified, like education, film & sports.

Muizzu in Delhi, Maldives parliamentary panel opens inquiry into previous govt’s pacts with India

MP Ahmed Azaan moved motion for inquiry into agreements signed with New Delhi between 2018 and 2023 under previous president Ibrahim Solih’s government.

On Camera

Bihar mimics 19th-century American South. Citizenship is now weaponised to exclude voters

Disenfranchisement by institutional fiat is profoundly undemocratic. The effect of the ECI's new documentary process in Bihar will tilt the scales in favour of the BJP.

India-US set to ink mini trade deal soon, reach understanding on agricultural & dairy products

Mini deal will likely see no cut in 10% baseline tariff on Indian exports announced by Trump on 2 April, it is learnt, but additional 26% tariffs are set to be reduced.

Not just AK-203, India & Russia to jointly manufacture AK-19 and PPK-20 for domestic use and export 

India-Russia JV is also racing to deliver 7,000 more AK-203 assault rifles by 15 Aug. These are currently being made with 50% indigenisation and this will surge to 100% by 31 December.

Strategic partner one day, tactical nightmare the next: India’s learning Trumplomacy the hard way

Public, loud, upfront, filled with impropriety and high praise sometimes laced with insults. This is what we call Trumplomacy. But the larger objective is the same: American supremacy.