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Topic: Maldives Crisis

With drop in numbers, Maldives tourism minister to visit India to attract more tourists

Ibrahim Faisal will promote 'Welcome India' initiative to reinforce Maldives as prime holiday destination for Indians, holding roadshows in Delhi, Mumbai & Bengaluru from 30 July-3 August.

Maldives can’t exploit India-China competition for long. Muizzu must learn from Sri Lanka

Muizzu’s confrontational stance towards India are being widely celebrated on Chinese social media. Weibo users see it as a victory for China and unfavourable news for India.

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.

‘Indian servicemen in Maldives subject of disinformation’ — ex Maldivian spokesperson, amid diplomatic row

Safaath Ahmed, former spokesperson for Maldivian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, says 75 unarmed Indian military personnel deployed in Maldives were engaged in humanitarian work, rescue & medical ops.

‘India has been our 911 call’ — Maldives ex-minister says remarks against Modi show ‘short-sightedness’

Former Maldives Defence Minister Mariya Ahmed Didi said India has provided assistance in various sectors, and criticised any attempt to undermine the longstanding relationship.

Are China’s games in Maldives Doklam II? The door for Indian action is shutting fast

If Chinese naval vessels suddenly appear off Maldives to ostensibly protect their interests, the door would shut on Indian intervention.

Maldives is a test case for India’s strategic economic quest, and for Trump’s Indo-Pacific idea

Between India, Japan, the US and EU, it should not be difficult to provide a collective economic counterweight to China in a small but strategically significant country like the Maldives.

Indian troops surfing into Maldives will serve no purpose

India can’t forget that Nasheed first opened the gate for China. New Delhi musn't repeat the mistake of 2013, when it rushed in to legitimise Abdulla Yameen

Life is normal, all citizens and foreigners safe: Maldives embassy in India

In response to ThePrint report on India mulling its options, Maldives govt assures ‘normalcy’. Says Indian govt’s concerns are ‘unfounded’.

Talk Point: Can India play a decisive role in the unfolding crisis in Maldives?

A state of Emergency has been declared in the Maldives, after the government arrested the leader of opposition and two Supreme Court judges on Monday. India has supported the opposition leaders.

On Camera

Piyush Pandey brought the language of small towns into ad agency corridors: Prasoon Joshi

Piyush was about celebration—of life, of people, of stories. He believed that what we create can shape popular culture, can make people feel proud of who they are.

US sanctions Rosneft & Lukoil: What we know of 2 oil giants that produce half of Russia’s crude

Rosneft, the Russian state-owned oil behemoth, has large interests in India. Reliance has a contract to purchase 500,000 barrels of crude per day from the firm.

From battle of wits and daring air strikes to artillery fury, new details emerge of Operation Sindoor

Fresh details of operation conducted by IAF, Army have come out in gazette notification giving citations of those who were awarded Vir Chakra for their bravery.

CJI, IPS, IAS & Homebound: A wake-up call 75 years in the making

Education, reservations, govt jobs are meant to bring equality and dignity. That we are a long way from that is evident in the shoe thrown at the CJI and the suicide of Haryana IPS officer. The film Homebound has a lesson too.