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Friday, July 18, 2025
TopicMohamed Muizzu

Topic: Mohamed Muizzu

Maldives foreign minister to arrive in Delhi tonight — debt repayment, China, defence on agenda

Moosa Zameer is expected to hold bilateral talks with Indian counterpart S. Jaishankar during his three-day visit.

Stop being ‘stubborn’, ex-Maldives President tells Muizzu. Says financial crisis not due to Indian loans

While addressing an event in Male, Ibrahim Mohamed Solih, said that President Muizzu should seek dialogue with neighboring nations to overcome financial challenges.

Muizzu’s tactics change as Maldives seeks debt relief from India, now ‘closest ally’

Amid months of diplomatic tensions, Maldives President has said he has no intention of stopping any developmental project funded by New Delhi.

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.

Mohamed Muizzu unveils ‘India-Out’ vision to near-empty Maldivian Parliament

Two top Opposition parties boycotted Muizzu’s speech. They are against the Maldivian President’s stark “anti-India” pivot and hold a majority in the House.

Maldives President Muizzu says Indian troops to leave by 10 May. ‘Won’t compromise nation’s sovereignty’

Muizzu told Parliament he'd ‘remain steadfast’ & not give in to any external pressure. The 2 main oppn parties boycotted his inaugural address at start of final session of Parliament.

India & Maldives agree to phased replacement of Indian military personnel, says Malé

77 unarmed Indian military personnel are present as part of an MoU between two countries. MEA’s statement on talks held between two countries has no mention of troop withdrawal.

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.

On Camera

Punjab govt must take Centre into confidence on new anti-sacrilege bill

What should be of concern is other states following suit and enacting separate laws to suit the political environment of respective states citing the Punjab bill as a precedent.

India-US set to ink mini trade deal soon, reach understanding on agricultural & dairy products

Mini deal will likely see no cut in 10% baseline tariff on Indian exports announced by Trump on 2 April, it is learnt, but additional 26% tariffs are set to be reduced.

In setback to Pakistan, US designates LeT front as terror group for Pahalgam attack. What is TRF

India has welcomed the move, calling it a 'timely & important step reflecting the deep cooperation between India and US on counter-terrorism'.

RSS chief Bhagwat draws the line at 75. India’s politics stares at the Modi Exception

BJP has no dynastic succession, at least not at the top. You can trace this back to Vajpayee-Advani era. This act of spotting, empowering younger talent is even more striking with the choice of BJP presidents.