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Nov 30, 2018
Maldives denies media reports claiming India offered $1 billion in exchange for establishing Indian military base in Male
The Maldives Government has strongly denied media reports which stated that India had offered $1 billion to Maldives in exchange for the deployment of Indian troops in the island nation. -
Nov 29, 2018
G20 Summit: Narendra Modi, Xi Jinping to meet on sidelines; neighbours will aim for thaw in ties after Doka La standoff
Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chinese President Xi Jinping will meet on the sidelines of a G20 meeting this week, aiming to build on a thaw in ties after a military standoff on their disputed border last year, officials said. -
Nov 27, 2018
Maldives accuses China of pushing small nations into debt; minister says Beijing executed infrastructure projects at inflated prices
Maldives’ new finance minister said on Monday that China is executing infrastructure projects at vastly higher prices than originally proposed but the island nation cannot get out of its commitments now. -
Nov 27, 2018
Former Maldives President Abdullah Yameen tried to play India against China as a 'puppet master', says Male's foreign minister
Maldives Foreign Minister Abdulla Shahid Monday alleged that former president Abdulla Yameen had tried to play India against China as a "puppet master" and said the new government was looking into the deals made with China to assess the debt accumulation. -
Nov 24, 2018
As China hands over $3.3 bn invoice to new Maldives govt, Solih administration clueless about scale of Male's debts
One week after taking power, the new government of the Maldives says it has no idea how much it owes China, which has led a construction spree in the tiny Indian Ocean nation, but fears the debts run up in the past five years could be unsustainable. -
Nov 24, 2018
Daily Bulletin: Ayodhya turns into fortress ahead of Uddhav Thackeray's visit; Maldivian FM to visit India; today's top stories
Ayodhya has turned into a fortress ahead of Shiv Sena chief Uddhav Thackeray's visit, Maldivian FM will come to india on 4-day-visist; today's top stories -
Nov 20, 2018
Narendra Modi-Ibrahim Solih meeting: India needs to decide if it can go it alone, but remain aware of Maldives' debt to China
India has to decide whether it has the will and standing to go it alone in Maldives – with of course a little help from its friends like Japan – and slowly but surely entirely replace China in terms of influence and projects in the archipelago. -
Nov 17, 2018
Narendra Modi in Maldives says he is looking forward to working with country's new president Ibrahim Mohamed Solih
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday said that he is looking forward to working with new Maldivian president Ibrahim Mohamed Solih. -
Nov 16, 2018
Narendra Modi to attend inauguration ceremony of Maldives president-elect Ibrahim Mohamed Solih on Saturday
Narendra Modi also congratulated Maldives President-elect Ibrahim Mohamed Solih on his victory in the recent elections and wished him "the very best for his tenure". -
Nov 12, 2018
India should build ties and rescue Maldives from China’s debt trap, challenge Beijing's might in the Indian Ocean
Beijing would again try to re-establish its clout in Maldives through the debt-trap diplomacy. The Modi government should, therefore, come out with a long-term plan for infrastructure development in Maldives.
