Maldives
- India
Lakshadweep vs Maldives row: List of India’s best beach destinations
Amid the controversy surrounding Lakshadweep versus the Maldives, several travel portals are witnessing a spike in searches for the list of best beaches in India. Make My Trip, an online travel company,…
- News
India should be alert about proximity of Maldives to China: Tharoor
Chennai: India should certainly be alert about the proximity of Maldives to China and the government must be aware of the danger that this represents, Congress MP Shashi Tharoor said here on…
- India
Maldives asks India to withdraw troops by March 15
Male: Maldivian President Mohamed Muizzu has asked India to withdraw its military personnel from his country by March 15, a senior official here said on Sunday, nearly two months after Male sought…
- World
Maldives Prez Muizzu’s party loses Male Mayoral poll amid row with India
Male: In a setback to Maldives President Mohamed Muizzu, the pro-India opposition Maldivian Democratic Party (MDP) has secured a landslide victory in the capital Male’s Mayoral election. The MDP candidate, Adam Azim,…
- India
‘No license to bully..’ Maldives President makes fresh jab at India
New Delhi: Amid the ongoing row, Maldives President Mohamad Muizzu, fresh from his China visit, made another indirect jab at India, accusing it of “bullying” his “small” nation. “We may be small…
- News
How ‘BoycottMaldives’ may impact crucial ties between two neighbours
By Mohammed Amaan Khan The Indo-Maldivian controversy has taken a contentious turn sparking tensions between the two nations after three deputy ministers in the Ministry of Youth Affairs in the Maldives made…
- World
Firmly opposed to ‘external interference’ in Maldives: China
Beijing: China on Thursday said that it “firmly opposes external interference” in the internal affairs of the Maldives and supports the island nation in upholding its sovereignty and independence as Maldivian President…
- News
Ex Belgian PM condemns remarks by Maldives’ ministers on PM Modi
Kolkata: Former Belgian Prime Minister Yves Leterme condemned the derogatory remarks made by the now-suspended Maldivian ministers against Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, citing a breach of good neighbourship principles and underscoring…
- News
Maldives, China sign 20 agreements after Muizzu-Xi meeting amid row with India
Beijing: Chinese President Xi Jinping on Wednesday held talks with his Maldivian counterpart Mohamed Muizzu following which the two countries signed 20 key agreements, including one on tourism cooperation, and elevated their…
- World
Maldives Prez Muizzu meets China’s Xi Jinping amid row with India
Beijing: Chinese President Xi Jinping on Wednesday held talks with his Maldivian counterpart Mohamed Muizzu, who is on a five-day state visit, amid a diplomatic row with India over derogatory remarks by…
- Photos
Photos: Maldives President Mohamed Muizzu in China
Fuzhou: Maldives President Mohamed Muizzu and the First Lady Sajidha Mohamed visit the Fujian Museum, in Fuzhou, China, Tuesday, Jan. 9, 2024. (PTI Photo) Fuzhou: Maldives President Mohamed Muizzuspeaks at the Invest…
- India
‘Send more tourists’: Maldives Prez to China after Indian backlash
Beijing: Maldivian President Mohamed Muizzu on Tuesday appealed to China to “intensify” efforts to send more tourists to his country, amid a spate of cancellation of reservations by Indian tourists after a…
- Bollywood
It’s Lakshadweep! Oops, no, Maldives! Ranveer gets his geography wrong
Mumbai: Actor Ranveer Singh, who joined the slew of actors like Amitabh Bachchan, Salman Khan, Akshay Kumar, Shraddha Kapoor, in promoting the Lakshadweep islands, has caught the attention of the netizens for…
- Opinions
India must maintain a strategic balance between Maldives and China
The Malidive-India row following the derogatory remarks made on social media platform by three Maldivian ministers has to be handled with extreme care diplomatically. It is a time when India must maintain…
- India
Over 2 lakh Indians visited Maldives annually post Covid, tops list
New Delhi: Data shows Indians top the Maldives’ tourist arrival figures, with more than two lakh of them visiting the island nation every year after the COVID-19 pandemic. According to the Maldives tourism…
