The decree came after the country’s National Security Council concluded that the ‘India Out’ campaign, led by former president Abdullah Yameen, posed a threat to national security, to Maldivians living in India, and Indians living in the archipelago

Revenues from tourism contribute almost 70 percent of the country’s total GDP. In a recently released growth prospect, the Asian Development Bank (ADB) projected the Maldives to grow by 11 percent, mainly because of the rebound in the tourism industry

Soon after the issuance of the decree, police stormed the opposition PPM headquarters and the residence of opposition leaders, including residences of former president Yameen and Abdul Gayoom, on Thursday to remove ‘India Out’ banners hanging from the buildings

The visit by the Indian Navy chief came at a time when New Delhi has been strengthening defense and economic ties with countries in the Indian Ocean littoral, where China has gained a significant footprint in the last couple of years

Sign language will be used in all the sessions from Monday, 18 April onwards, as well as any significant interviews as well, said Hassan Ziyaau, the Communications Director for Parliament.

The agreement with the US is among many initiatives Male has been taking to diversify its defense and security ties, with the US expanding its ties with the Indian Ocean archipelago and opening an embassy in Male as a recognition of its strategic location in the intersection of important sea lanes

The Indian Ocean Region (IOR) should remain a demilitarized zone, former Maldivian President Abdullah Yameen said, opposing the alleged presence of Indian military personnel in the strategically located archipelago, which has lately emerged as a key battleground for influence between the two big Asian powers, India and China

Amid growing western sanctions on Russia, at least five superyachts owned by Russian billionaires are either anchored in or moving around the Maldives, a small Indian Ocean archipelago and a luxury tourism destination, media reports say citing ship tracking data

The ongoing war in Ukraine will significantly impact the tourism industry,  said Maldives’ Tourism Minister Abdullah Mausoom, as tourists from Russia and Ukraine, the two countries at war now, comprise almost 20 percent of the country’s total tourists

The Maldives has announced that it was planning to extend visas of Ukrainian tourists who got stranded in the archipelago as commercial flights canceled their operations to Ukraine after the conflict broke out last week

Tourism-dependent Maldives welcomed Air India flight AI-267 with a water cannon salute at Male airport on Monday, commemorating 46 years of air service between the two countries

The Maldives government has put the bill that seeks to criminalize the ‘India Out’ campaign led by former president Abdullah Yameen on hold amid some “concerns” within the ruling coalition

Reliance Jio Infocomm, India's largest mobile operator, will land the multi-terabit India-Asia-Xpress (IAX) undersea cable system in the Maldives’ Hulhumale, a reclaimed island south of North Male, the company confirmed in a statement on Monday

On Thursday, the defence minister reiterated that the campaign posed a threat to Maldivian nationals living in India and foreigners staying in the archipelago

Britain has established its high commission in the Maldives’ capital Male, becoming the first European country to open a diplomatic mission in the country for its luxury tourism and white sandy beaches