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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.

On Camera

SIR notice to Amartya Sen reveals how burdensome India’s overseas vote really is

In the 2024 Lok Sabha election, there were 1,19,374 registered overseas electors on the rolls. However, only 2,958 actually voted. Kerala alone accounted for 2,670 of those votes.

500% tariffs ahead for India? Trump’s lined up a big bad Bill for countries buying Russian oil

Republican Senator Lindsey Graham says bill will be 'well-timed, as Ukraine is making concessions for peace and Putin is all talk, continuing to kill the innocent'.

2025: Pakistan’s deadliest year in over a decade

Islamabad-based think-tank PICSS's new report says Pakistan saw 'pronounced escalation' in violence last year, with 3,413 conflict-related deaths compared to 1,950 in previous year.

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.