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Topic: Maldives

Maldives prosecutor general stabbed in Male, was appointed by previous pro-India govt

Hussain Shameem has sustained injuries to his arm but is stable, says his office.

Maldives sees drop in tourists from India amid diplomatic spat, operators say new bookings ‘slowed down’

Maldivian tour operators say fall in Indian tourists to the island nation has been predictable as other global markets have opened for Indian travellers.

Trouble for Maldives President Muizzu with MDP-led Opposition set to move impeachment motion

Reports emerging from local media Monday highlight that the motion to impeach Mohamed Muizzu has received 34 signatures of the 56 required so far.

‘Deeply concerned’ — Muizzu gets flak from Maldives’ 2 largest oppn parties for ‘sharp anti-India pivot’

In joint statement, Maldivian Democratic Party & Democrats say 'alienating any development partner, especially the most long-standing ally, extremely detrimental to long-term development'.

Maldives’ Muizzu faces flak for not using Indian Dornier to airlift 13-yr-old who suffered stroke

The 13-yr-old had suffered a stroke. Maldivian opposition leaders are criticising President Muizzu for not using Dornier aircraft given by India, to airlift child to Malé.

Maldives pushes for withdrawal of Indian troops by 15 March during meeting with Jaishankar in Uganda

The call for troops removal was made during External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar's meeting with his Maldivian counterpart Moosa Zameer, on the sidelines of 19th Non-Aligned Movement Thursday.

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?

Muizzu wants them out, but here’s how many Indian troops are stationed in Maldives & why

Removal of Indian navy, coast guard personnel was main political plank on which People's National Congress had fought presidential election in September.

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Trump’s unpredictability is not the absence of strategy—it works on everyone but China

The Italian term sprezzatura—a studied nonchalance that conceals intention—best captures the spirit of Trump’s foreign policy so far. The pattern is unpredictability, transactionalism, and disruption as diplomacy.

Asia’s ‘weakest’ link: Yunus on a tightrope as Bangladesh tries to fix banks without breaking economy

With 20.2 percent of its total loans in default by the end of last year, Bangladesh had the weakest banking system in Asia. Despite reforms, it will take time to recover.

‘Let them see’: Putin says new nuclear-powered missiles in the making, in message to Washington

At a ceremony felicitating Russian military engineers, Putin highlights Moscow’s 'parity' in defence technologies for the next century.

Trump’s trade wars have rewritten powerplay, but India didn’t get the memo

This world is being restructured and redrawn by one man, and what’s his power? It’s not his formidable military. It’s trade. With China, it turned on him.