Maldives President & First Lady visit Taj Mahal
Maldives President Dr. Mohammed Muizzu and First Lady Sajida Mohammed reached Agra on Tuesday and had a glimpse of the Mughal monument of Love - Taj Mahal.
Maldives President Dr. Mohammed Muizzu and First Lady Sajida Mohammed reached Agra on Tuesday and had a glimpse of the Mughal monument of Love - Taj Mahal.
In a seismic shift that could reshape South Asia’s geopolitical landscape, the resurgence of Sri Lanka’s Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna (JVP) signals more than just a political realignment it marks the rise of a China-aligned force at India’s doorstep, threatening to push New Delhi further into a strategic corner.
The Indian delegation was led by Defence Secretary Giridhar Aramane, while the Maldivian delegation was headed by Chief of Defence Force, Maldives National Defence Force General lbrahim Hilmy.
India and the Maldives have renewed a Memorandum of Understanding for capacity building of 1000 Maldivian civil services officers during 2024-2029 as part of the development partnership discussions between the two nations.
“The cooperation between the two countries has moved beyond the traditional role, and today aspires to be a modern partnership,” said the external affairs minister after a meeting with his Maldivian counterpart Moosa Zameer.
India and the Maldives had reached an agreement that the Indian soldiers operating the three aircraft would be replaced with non-military technical personnel.
The Maldives is highly vulnerable to climate change risks, with potentially severe economic costs due to floods and rising sea level, the IMF said.
In his first presidential statement at the opening of the last session of the 19th Parliament, he said talks are going on with India to send back their troops.
The Maldives envoy was approached by reporters when he was alighting from his car at the Parliament House where he was invited to attend President Droupadi Murmu's address to the joint sitting of both Houses of Parliament on the opening day of the Budget Session.
The latest outcome of the ‘cancel culture’ accompanying the ‘boycott Maldives’ deluge is the instinctive rebound of embracing India’s undeniably pristine Lakshadweep and the Andaman and Nicobar Islands.
