Union Minister Kiren Rijiju to represent India at Maldives President’s oath-taking ceremony

Union Minister Kiren Rijiju to represent India at Maldives President’s oath-taking ceremony

Union Minister of Earth Sciences Kiren Rijiju. | Photo Credit: G N RAO Union Minister of Earth Sciences Kiren Rijiju will represent India at the oath-taking ceremony of Maldivian President-elect Mohamed Muizzu. Mr. Rijiju will be on a two-day official visit to the island nation from November 16 at the invitation of the President-elect of the Maldives, Dr. Mohamed … Read more

Opposition candidate Muizzu poised for victory in Maldives presidential run-off 

Opposition candidate Muizzu poised for victory in Maldives presidential run-off 

Maldives’ main opposition candidate Mohamed Muizzu casts his vote in Male, Maldives, on September 30, 2023. | Photo Credit: AP Frontrunner and Opposition candidate Mohamed Muizzu appeared poised for victory in the Maldivian presidential race, provisional results of Saturday’s run-off showed, as he beat the India-friendly incumbent Ibrahim Mohamed Solih in a closely fought contest … Read more

Maldivians vote in a run-off Presidential in shadow of India-China power play

Maldivians vote in a run-off Presidential in shadow of India-China power play

People’s National Congress (PNC) candidate Mohamed Muizzu casts his ballot at a polling station during the second round of Maldives’ presidential election in Male on September 30, 2023. The Maldives began voting on September 30 to decide their next president in a referendum on whether to hitch their fortunes to China or India, both vying … Read more