India Maldives Relations

Maldives crisis: India must intervene militarily if Abdulla Yameen rebuffs peaceful mediation; masterly inactivity will embolden China

If New Delhi allows status-quo to be perpetuated in the Maldives, India's image as a potential superpower will receive a severe beating

'China is using a debt trap as a disciplinary tool to run Maldives': Ex-president Mohamed Nasheed tells Firstpost

Exiled former Maldivian president Mohamed Nasheed speaks to Firstpost about anti-India designs in his country, Chinese influence and much more

In tourism-dependent Maldives, China not just financier of infrastructure but most frequent flyer

While China has been pouring millions into the Maldives economy, India's contribution has been too little and too slow

'Wanted to send envoys here first', says Maldives; New Delhi claims Male didn't do enough

Yameen has already dispatched special envoys to China, Pakistan and Saudi Arabia to brief them about the deepening political crisis in the country.

Maldives say India was first stop planned for special envoy's visit, scheduling issues delayed visit

President Yameen has sent Minister of Economic Development Mohamed Saeed to China and Foreign Minister Mohamed Asim to Pakistan in the wake of the crisis. There were reports that India was skipped from the list

Maldives crisis: Is humanitarian intervention ever justified? International report offers guidance, lessons for global powers

However, what is lost in the back and forth between interventionism and calls for India to let the citizens of Maldives sort out their own affairs is the perennial question: Is "humanitarian intervention" ever justified? And if so, when?

Maldives crisis: India must pay heed to history that shows foreign interventions largely end in tears

In the face of calls, both internal and external, to intervene in the affairs of the Maldives, India would do well to draw some learnings from the American experience in this regard

The politics of Abdulla Yameen: Maldives' democratically-elected president has stifled free speech, courted China

The political crisis enveloping Maldives is showing no signs of easing up, with the Indian military being asked to remain on "standby" mode

Maldives in turmoil: India says 'disturbed' over Yameen govt-Supreme Court standoff, will keep troops ready

The Indian Navy patrols sea lanes around Maldives as naval cooperation between the two countries are robust.

Ally China 'closely watching' Maldives situation, hopes Male can resolve crisis by itself

China, which did not even have its embassy in the Maldives until 2011, has expanded interests in the nation strategically located in the Indian Ocean.