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Saturday, September 6, 2025
TopicIndia-Maldives

Topic: India-Maldives

China has changed the equation for India’s neighbours. New Delhi can’t neglect them anymore

It's hardly surprising that Maldives has played the China card. This is the kind of self-interested behaviour that India frequently invokes with Russia or Iran.

Malé sets 15 March deadline for troops withdrawal, MEA says countries finding ‘workable solution’

On Sunday, an India-Maldives High Level Core Group met for talks in Male where the Indian troop withdrawal and the status of India-assisted project in the Maldives was discussed.

Maldives asks India to withdraw military troops by 15 March

The request for the withdrawal of military personnel comes amid a row between the two nations following derogatory comments by three Muizzu govt deputy ministers against PM Modi.

Pran pratishtha in incomplete Ram Mandir ‘against shastras’, says Jyotir Mutt shankaracharya

A selection of the best news reports, analysis and opinions published by ThePrint this week.

We may be small but cannot be bullied — Maldives President Muizzu’s dig at India after China trip

Muizzu also announced that the Chinese govt has pledged USD 130 million in assistance grants to the Maldives, adding that Beijing does not interfere in Male’s internal affairs.

Bullying Maldives is India’s latest gladiator sport. It’s not how strong nations behave

Maldives may be small, but its people are as proud of their country as Indians are of theirs. They don’t deserve to be penalised as a whole for the sins of a handful of wretches.

Maldives’ Muizzu has joined camp China. Space for diplomacy with India has shrunk

Mohamed Muizzu chose China for his first official foreign visit. He praised BRI and called for Beijing to reclaim its number one spot as the country sending most tourists to Maldives.

China opposes ‘external interference’ in Maldives as Muizzu concludes visit

Muizzu's China visit is marred by a diplomatic row with New Delhi, amid reports of anti-India sentiments & attempted disinformation in 2023 presidential elections, where Muizzu won.

Bilkis Bano brought Rajdeep, Arnab on same page. But Sudhir, Navika ignored her SC victory

Zee News and Aaj Tak reported the Supreme Court verdict but DD News announced it in a flash and then went to visit Vibrant Gujarat. Republic Bharat was all religious over ‘sanatan dharm’.

‘No doubt China will be our closest partner’: Maldives President Muizzu praises BRI amid row with India

Muizzu, who is on a state visit to China, also encouraged the country to regain the top spot in terms of sending the most number of tourists to Maldives.

On Camera

The Bengal Files has made sure Kolkata dusts history books to find out real Gopal Mukherjee

Whether it is due to the alleged unofficial ban on The Bengal Files or allegations by Gopal Mukherjee’s family against Agnihotri, everyone in the state wants to know more about Mukherjee.

Punjab’s paddy farmers are staring at big losses. Why flood impact may spill out of India’s rice bowl

As devastated farmers begin to come to terms with the fallout, 4 lakh hectares of land under paddy cultivation across state is flooded. Punjab is among the biggest contributors to PDS.

Army chief weighs in on theaterisation, says it is inevitable and need of the hour

New Delhi: Army chief General Upendra Dwivedi has strongly backed the idea of theaterisation, saying it is inevitable and the need of the hour. Speaking...

Punjab is fast becoming the new Northeast. And there’s a message in it for Modi

In its toughest time in decades because of floods, Punjab would’ve expected PM Modi to visit. If he has the time for a Bihar tour, why not a short visit to next-door Punjab?