Tag: Maldives

BEIJING: China on Monday congratulated Maldives President Mohamed Muizzu’s People’s National Congress (PNC) which has secured an absolute majority in Sunday’s Parliament polls and expressed its willingness to deepen the “comprehensive strategic cooperative partnership” between the two countries. Muizzu-led PNC won 68 out of 93 seats in Sunday’s polls ...

In the Indian subcontinent, it appears that portraying New Delhi as a villain has become a trend to gain power. In Maldives, the current President Mohamed Muizzu gained power by running an 'India Out' campaign. In Pakistan, the political parties often rake up India and Kashmir issues to gain ...

China will keep pushing the envelope but India has demonstrated both the will and resources to push back Updated On - 23 March 2024, 03:32 PM In the Indian Ocean, China has supported anti-India leaders such as Rajapaksas in Sri Lanka and Abdulla Yameen and Muizzu ...

Political tussle between India and China is not going to be limited to only the Maldives Published Date - 15 March 2024, 11:45 PM By Dhananjay Tripathi India is about to start withdrawing its military personnel from the Maldives — 80 men in uniform who ...

New Delhi —  India has commissioned a new naval base on an island that lies off its southwest coast, as it looks to strengthen its presence in the Indian Ocean amid growing concerns about China’s expanding footprint in the strategic waters and a downturn in ties with the Maldives. ...

Donald Lu, US assistant Secretary of State for South and Central Asia, has hailed Sri Lanka as an example of the success of the administration’s Indo-Pacific strategy in collaboration with partners such as India, but warned both Delhi and Dhaka that the security situation born out of the Rohingya ...

Building genuine trust requires moving beyond transactional relationships and addressing historical grievances with empathy and understanding Published Date - 12 February 2024, 11:45 PM By Sushiila Ttiwari, D Samarender Reddy India, a vibrant democracy and rising economic power, finds itself in a predicament. Despite its ...

In what must be a unique phenomenon for any country, Maldives periodically chooses between two of the largest contestants on earth in a national election. The individual candidates may go by any other name but beyond the veneer, the influencer emerges from among the behemoths: India or China. Over ...

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi addresses the supporters during the ‘Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra’, in Guwahati, Assam on Tuesday. | Photo Credit: ANI Assam Police book Rahul Gandhi for ‘violence’ during Bharat Jodo Nyay YatraThe Assam Police on Tuesday booked Rahul Gandhi for “wanton acts of violence” as the political ...

Maldives may be a small country but that does not give anybody the license to “bully” the island nation, said President Mohamed Muizzu upon his return from a five-day state visit to China on Saturday. His remarks came amid a diplomatic row between Malé and New Delhi pertaining to ...