Former president Mohamed Nasheed who was in exile abroad had called for Indian intervention in Maldives.
23 Mar 2018 7:35 PM
The biennial naval exercise, first held in 1995 with just five navies, aims to expand regional cooperation.
28 Feb 2018 9:44 AM
India's Foreign Ministry spokesperson Ravish Kumar said India did not see 'any valid reason' for the extension of emergency in Maldives.
22 Feb 2018 9:26 PM
The Maldivian Parliament (Majlis) on Tuesday extended the state of emergency by another 30 days.
21 Feb 2018 6:17 PM
The sources in Indian Navy went on to stress that these were not warships as previously reported in Chinese websites.
20 Feb 2018 6:40 PM
Parliament cancelled Monday's vote without giving a reason after the opposition boycott, which left only 39 ruling party MPs in the chamber.
20 Feb 2018 2:39 PM
China is using its economic and military power to encircle india through the string of pearls theory.
18 Feb 2018 5:39 AM
Raveesh Kumar said India had called on the government of Maldives to lift the state of Emergency and restore the democratic process.
17 Feb 2018 9:22 AM
The Maldivian defence ministry statement said the Maldives 'firmly believes that India would not act on any such calls.'
14 Feb 2018 9:35 AM
Journalists arrested by Maldivian police for violating immigration rules have been ordered to leave the nation facing political turmoil.
10 Feb 2018 4:12 PM
The veiled criticism is being seen in the context of a remark made earlier in the day in Beijing by Chinese foreign ministry spokesman Geng Shuang.
10 Feb 2018 3:19 AM
The White House said that the two leaders also pledged to continue working together to enhance security and prosperity in the Indo-Pacific region.
10 Feb 2018 3:18 AM
The journalists have been detained in the Maldives for working in the country in violation of its immigration rules.
09 Feb 2018 8:18 PM
The Doklam stand-off and China's opposition to declaring Masood Azhar, a global terrorist at UN had been major irritants for bilateral ties.
09 Feb 2018 3:53 PM
'We understand the external affairs minister is out of country and the PM is leaving for UAE during the week,' the Maldivian envoy said.
08 Feb 2018 7:57 PM
The envoys will visit China, Pakistan and Saudi Arabia and provide updates on the current political situation of Maldives.
08 Feb 2018 8:35 AM
Nasheed, whose Maldivian Democratic Party (MDP) functions from Colombo, had appealed for India's help on Tuesday.
07 Feb 2018 9:46 PM
Geng skirted around a question on whether China is also asking Yameen to hold talks with political parties to resolve the crisis.
07 Feb 2018 6:34 PM
Supreme Court Chief Justice, former Prez Gayoom arrested.
07 Feb 2018 3:04 AM
The archipelago was plunged into chaos on Thursday when the Supreme Court called for the release of 9 imprisoned opposition politicians.
06 Feb 2018 1:19 PM