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TopicMaldives elections

Topic: Maldives elections

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.  

No polls during Ramadan — Maldivian Parliament passes bill to amend its General Elections Act

The bill, submitted by Maldivian Democratic Party, states that if the date of the election coincides with day of Ramadan, polls shall be held 10 days after end of Ramadan.

Read the tea leaves on Maldives—all isn’t well with Muizzu govt. A ‘what if’ moment is near

Maldives is abuzz these days with Chinese whispers-like rumours about the mood in Delhi. Is the Modi govt so furious that it may be cooking up a potion or two?

After asking India to withdraw troops, Maldives President vows to remove all foreign military personnel

President Mohamed Muizzu made the remarks in his 1st speech after being sworn in Saturday, hours after meeting Union minister Kiren Rijiju.

Rijiju to attend swearing-in of Maldives’ ‘India out’ president-elect Muizzu on 17 November

Modi had attended the swearing-in of incumbent president Ibrahim Solih in 2018. Muizzu ran on a platform of downsizing India’s influence in the Maldives.

Why President-elect Muizzu may not be able to remove Indian troops from Maldives ‘overnight’

For maintaining good relationship between two neighbours, negotiations will take place through diplomatic channels, suggests foreign policy observer.

Victory for ‘India Out’? What ‘pro-China’ Muizzu’s win in Maldives means for island nation & Delhi

Mohamed Muizzu, from People’s National Congress-Progressive Party of Maldives coalition, won around 54% votes in presidential polls against 46% for 'India-friendly' incumbent Ibrahim Solih.

Test for India-Maldives ties? Pro-China leader Mohamed Muizzu wins presidential election

Muizzu defeated ‘India-friendly’ incumbent Ibrahim Solih. Muizzu’s Progressive Party of Maldives in its previous tenure oversaw an influx of Chinese loans to island nation.

As pro-India candidate Solih teeters in Maldives polls, only Nasheed can decide his fate

At the end of the first round, there’s no question that Nasheed is the kingmaker, not Ibrahim Solih or Mohamed Muizzu.

On Camera

Nick Jonas wearing a mangalsutra is validation for many Indians. He’s our favourite jiju

Nick Jonas is not trying to modernise the mangalsutra, but his gesture shows that choices can be equal. If commitment must be flaunted, it need not be gendered.

In the West, there’s anxiety. In India, optimism—Rishi Sunak says India poised to be leader in AI

On Wednesday, the former UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak was speaking in New Delhi at a Carnegie & Observer Research Foundation event on AI.

In a first, Indian small arms maker to bid for UK Project Grayburn to replace British Army’s SA80 rifles

Bengaluru-based SSS Defence has made public its bid for a major foreign military contract, targeting UK’s ambitious SA80 successor programme with its home-tested weapons.

No country is ever fully sovereign. Cold War era taught India its real meaning

India’s fraught neighbourhood places multiple constraints on its strategic choices. It leaves no time to take a deep breath, lean back and reset.