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Maldives and India: Better Late Than Never

The President of Maldives Mohammed Muizzu, accompanied by his wife, landed at New Delhi on Sunday,6th October on a four-day state visit on the invitation of his Indian counterpart. This was his first state visit to India after he won the election in ....

October 18, 2024 Neighbourhood Studies , Maldives , Commentary , India , China , Maldives , Maritime Security , Neighbourhood First , Muizzu

Muizzu’s Unfavourable Diplomatic Moves

Dr Sachin Tiwari Commentary

Maldivian President Mohamed Muizzu’s warm relations with China has caught the attention of the public not only in India but also abroad. The recent advances by him to court China have come at the time of intensification of strategic rivalry in the ....

June 26, 2024 Neighbourhood Studies , Maldives , Commentary , India , China , democracy , Indo-Pacific , Maldives , Belt and Road Initiative , Indian Ocean , Neighborhood

India and the Parliamentary Elections in Maldives

Amb JK Tripathi Commentary

The general elections for the National Majlis (Parliament) of Maldives were conducted on 22nd April. According to the results, the Peoples National Congress (PNC) of President Mohammed Muizzu and its poll partner Progressive Party of Maldives (PPM) r....

April 24, 2024 Neighbourhood Studies , Maldives , Commentary , China , Maldives , Türkiye , Muizzu , Debt trap. India out

Maldives: Paying for the Wrong Choices

Amb JK Tripathi Commentary

The Maldives has been gathering news headlines for all the wrong reasons. From the “India Out” in the election manifesto of the Progressive Political Party (PPM) to unwarranted diatribes of junior ministers to the ugly brawl in the parliament of ....

February 06, 2024 Neighbourhood Studies , Maldives , Commentary , China , Maldives , Indian Army , Tourism , SLOCs , Impeachment

Maldives Presidential Elections 2023

Umang Bhansali, Research Assistant, VIF Article

Introduction

Maldives is an archipelagic state situated strategically in the Indian Ocean Region (IOR). Maldives concluded its second phase of the fourth presidential elections on September 20, 2023, electing Mohamed Muizzu as the new Pre....

October 19, 2023 Neighbourhood Studies , Maldives , Article , India , China , Maldives , President , Indian Ocean , 2023 Maldives Presidential Elections , Mohammed Muizzu , Defence and Strategy

A Brief Evaluation of Maldives Presidential Elections

Amb Rajiv Bhatia

The recent presidential elections in Maldives saw the victory of Dr Mohamed Muizzu as their president, beating incumbent President Ibrahim Solih in a second-round runoff. Muizzu received 54% of the ballots, with 46% for Solih. In this episode, Amb Ra....

October 19, 2023 Neighbourhood Studies , Maldives , democracy , elections , India and China , India Ocean , Debt , Podcast

मालदीव में राष्ट्रपति चुनाव का भारत पर प्रभाव

Dr Rishi Gupta Commentary

राष्ट्रपति चुनाव

मध्य हिंद महासागर में रणनीतिक रूप से स्थित मालदीव में 30 सितंबर को राष्ट्�....

October 18, 2023 Neighbourhood Studies , Maldives , Commentary , China , Maldives , Maldives Presidential elections , India-Maldives , Maldives-China

India- Maldives – Growing Convergences

Dr Sreeradha Datta Article

The Maldivian President Ibrahim Mohamed Solih visited India recently (1-4 Aug 2022). He was accompanied by several high-level officials comprising, Ibrahim Ameer, Minister of Finance, Fayyaz Ismail, Minister of Economic Development, Aishath Mohamed D....

August 08, 2022 Neighbourhood Studies , Maldives , Article , China , Maldives , Solih , Bilateral partnership

India-Maldives Policy Brief

The Maldives has attracted international attention due to the increased importance of the Indian Ocean and the Indo-Pacific region. India-Maldives relations have made immense progress in the past years. The relations have seen significant positive de....

December 13, 2021 Neighbourhood Studies , Maldives , China , Indo-Pacific , Maritime Security , OBOR , Indian Ocean , Tourism , SLOCs , Geostrategic , India in Maldives