'Must Have India First Policy': Maldives' Ex-Defence Minister Bats For 'Closest Neighbour'

'Must Have India First Policy': Maldives' Ex-Defence Minister Bats For 'Closest Neighbour'

Mariya Ahmed Didi, who was the defence minister when India started helping Maldives build its new defence ministry building, said India had always come to the island nation’s aid

India 1 – China 0: The Strategic Score in Indian Ocean on "Maldives"

In the high-stakes geopolitical theatre of the Indian Ocean, few diplomatic turnarounds have been as swift and strategically consequential as India’s revival of ties with the Maldives. Just over a year ago, the two nations were locked in an acrimonious standoff, punctuated by anti-India slogans, troop withdrawal demands, and Chinese diplomatic overtures. Today, Prime Minister […] The post India 1 – China 0: The Strategic Score in Indian Ocean on…

India-Maldives relations are centuries-old, we are neighbours, partners and true friends: PM Modi

Highlighting the depth of the bilateral ties between India and Maldives, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Friday here that the relationship between both the countries is centuries-old, adding that "we are neighbours, partners, and true ...