Male: Dollar-starved Maldives has floated a new foreign currency regulation, limiting types of transactions allowed in foreign currency and imposing mandatory foreign currency exchange controls on tourism establishments and banks. Maldivian economy appears to have taken a hit after calls to Indian tourists to avoid the picturesque island nation as a response to President Mohamed … Read more
Days after actor Aadar Jain proposed to his girlfriend Alekha Advani during their vacation in the Maldives, the couple returned to Mumbai. On September 5, Aadar and Alekha were clicked exiting the airport as they walked hand in hand and smiled for the photographers. The newly-engaged couple couldn’t stop smiling as they walked out of … Read more
President of Maldivian Democratic Party Abdulla Shahid. File | Photo Credit: AP The Maldivian Democratic Party (MDP) has welcomed President Mohammad Muizzu-led government’s “sudden recalibration” of its India policy and said Male has always been confident that India will always be the first responder any time the Maldives “dials an international 911″. Abdulla Shahid, president … Read more
Love the sea? Want to live that Robinson Crusoe life, stuck on an island: except you prefer to be surrounded by luxury? Try Helengeli, an island in the Maldives known for its healthy corals, giant sea turtles and reef sharks. All of which make this a scenic destination for diving and snorkelling. There is only … Read more
On March 1, Maldives came a tad closer to India with the launch of Manta Air’s direct commercial flight from Bengaluru’s Kempegowda International airport to Dhaalu airport in the pristine island nation. It was welcomed by the Indian High Commission’s first secretary Kiran Khatri among other officials. Though this comes at a time when Maldives walks a diplomatic … Read more
Watch | How Maldives plans to use China to reduce its dependence on India | Data The India-Maldives diplomatic row started as controversial tweets from Maldivian ministers. Then came an informal boycott call of the Maldives by some Indians. Now, it has spiralled into a broader geopolitical issue, with the Maldives calling on China for … Read more
Maldives President Mohamed Muizzu. | Photo Credit: PTI The main opposition MDP, which holds a majority in the Maldivian Parliament, is planning to submit a motion to impeach President Mohamed Muizzu, according to media reports on Monday. The development comes a day after clashes broke out in Parliament on Sunday between pro-government MPs and opposition … Read more
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi addresses the supporters during the ‘Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra’, in Guwahati, Assam on Tuesday. | Photo Credit: ANI Assam Police book Rahul Gandhi for ‘violence’ during Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra The Assam Police on Tuesday booked Rahul Gandhi for “wanton acts of violence” as the political confrontation between the Congress leader … Read more
External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar meets with Angolan Foreign Minister Tete Antonio, in Kampala on Thursday. | Photo Credit: ANI External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Thursday held a series of bilateral meetings with his counterparts from Egypt, the Maldives, Angola and Belarus during which he discussed with them issues of mutual interests and expanding … Read more
Prime Minister Narendra Modi in a meeting with President of Maldives Mohamed Muizzu during the COP28 in UAE on December 1, 2023. It is understood that the issue had figured in the meeting. | Photo Credit: PTI India has agreed to the new Maldives government’s request to withdraw about 75 Indian military personnel stationed on … Read more