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

Maldives frontrunner eyes closer ties with China

Maldives frontrunner eyes closer ties with China

Mohamed Muizzu, Maldives presidential candidate of the opposition party, People’s National Congress, casts his vote at a polling station during the Maldives presidential election day in Male, Maldives, on September 09, 2023. | Photo Credit: Reuters The Maldives stands at a geopolitical crossroads ahead of its presidential runoff vote with the frontrunner, a former construction … Read more