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India offers $1.4 billion to Maldives amid tussle with China

N.C. Bipindra -
The loan agreement came after talks between newly-elected Maldives President Ibrahim Mohamed Solih and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

In boost to bilateral ties, PM Modi holds talks with Maldivian president Solih

PTI -
Maldivian president Solih, who came to power a month ago, arrived in New Delhi on a three-day state visit.

How Modi plans to win Maldives back from China’s embrace

Nayanima Basu -
Modi government has lined up generous aid and a high-level visit to Male by the PM as it looks for course correction in ties with the island nation.

China plays down reports of new Maldivian govt’s pro-India tilt

PTI -
The Chinese foreign ministry said that it hoped Male will make the right choice and not pull out of a free trade deal with Beijing.

Maldives set to pull out of free trade pact with China as it moves closer to India

David Tweed -
Former president Abdulla Yameen had signed the free trade agreement with China in Beijing in December last year.

New govt of Maldives likely to keep 2 Indian choppers previous president didn’t want

Sujan Dutta -
Previous Maldives govt had asked India to take back choppers as it made overtures towards China. New government is more pro-India.

PM Modi breaks the ice with Maldives with promise of whatever help Male needs

Jyoti Malhotra -
Modi is attending the inauguration of President Ibrahim Solih and said 'Sabka Saath, Sabka Vikaas' extends to India’s neighbours too.

In first visit to Maldives, PM Modi plans to reset ties with anti-China Solih govt

Archana Chaudhary -
Modi's visit - the first by an Indian head of state since 2011 - is expected to reset strained ties with Maldives.

These images show how strongly China has Sri Lanka in its grip

Col. Vinayak Bhat (retd) -
ThePrint looks at Sri Lanka through the satellite cameras to understand how China is squeezing it through its tried-and-tested debt trap.

Maldives president-elect Ibrahim Mohamed Solih personally invites PM Modi for swearing-in ceremony

PTI -
Modi too extended an invitation to the president-elect to visit India, which Solih accepted.
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