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Saturday, January 3, 2026
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

Indian bureaucracy should be given incentives and rewards: MH Mody

Is there a place for a counter-bureaucracy, or a separate and competing bureaucracy to counterbalance the force of the executive’s bureaucracy, asked author MH Mody in 1980.

India’s urban co-op banks are turning the page—crisis to cautious revival, one metric at a time

With bad loans shrinking & capital buffers stronger, urban co-op banks’ new umbrella body NUCFDC is now prioritising rollout of digital transformation.

Greece looking at TATA’s WhAP infantry combat vehicle for army procurement

If deal goes through, Greece will be 2nd foreign country to procure vehicle. Morocco was first; TATA Group has set up manufacturing unit there with minimum 30 percent indigenous content.

A year-end Mea Culpa in National Interest—The Army-Islam combo doesn’t kill democracy

Many of you might think I got something so wrong in National Interest pieces written this year. I might disagree! But some deserve a Mea Culpa. I’d deal with the most recent this week.