Tag: Maldives

Sushma Swaraj begins two-day visit to Maldives on Sunday

New Delhi :  External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj will travel to the Maldives on a two-day visit beginning Sunday, in the first full-fledged bilateral trip from India to the island nation after the government of President Ibrahim Mohamed Solih came to power in November. Announcing the visit, the Ministry […]

Maldives’ new president warns state coffers ‘looted’ after China-led boom

MALE – The new president of the Maldives took office on Saturday, declaring the state coffers to have been looted and warned that the country was in financial difficulty after racking up debt with Chinese lenders in an infrastructure boom. The Maldives, famous for its luxury resorts on […]

Maldives president Yameen a hardliner who jailed his own brother

open view web desk MALE – Maldives president Abdulla Yameen is a ruthless political operator who has cracked down on threats to his rule, say diplomats and former colleagues – including jailing his own half-brother in an on-off feud dating from childhood. The Maldives, a luxury holiday destination […]

Maldives ex-president says top court judge ill-treated in prison

open view web desk MALE/COLOMBO – The exiled former president of the Maldives on Wednesday accused authorities of ill-treatment of a supreme court judge thrown into prison following the imposition of emergency in the Indian Ocean island nation. The Maldives has been in crisis since last week, when […]

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