Indian Defence Secretary Ajay Kumar met Maldives Defence Minister Mariya Didi in Male, the country's capital, discussed enhancing defense cooperation between the two countries

Indian military personnel, even if stationed in the Maldives, pose “no threat to civilians’ security”, the archipelago’s top police official said, as opposition parties intensify protests under the banner of the “India Out” campaign. The government this week plans to table a bill seeking to criminalize the campaign which, authorities say, is now threatening Indians working in the country’s service sector

The Maldives government is considering bringing in a law that will, indirectly, criminalize the ongoing “India-Out” campaign spearheaded by former president Abdullah Yameen

We are now focussing on living with the virus, the Maldives government said on Monday, as the archipelago recorded over 2400 Covid-19 cases, the highest since the pandemic began in March 2020

Maldivian authorities expressed “concern” as cases emerged of Indian teachers being harassed in the archipelago amid a growing hate campaign against India fueled by opposition political parties

India has historically extended assistance to the Maldives in every crisis, the archipelago’s Foreign Minister Abdullah Shahid said, defending his government’s India-friendly foreign policy as opposition parties intensify the “India Out” campaign that seeks to end what they perceive as "Indian military presence in the Maldives"

Senior Maldivian journalists have met the Indian High Commissioner to Male, Manu Mahawar, and held discussions for seeking assistance in training and other educational opportunities for Maldivian journalists in India

The drug crisis is the biggest economic challenge facing the country today, Maldivian Home Minister Imran Abdulla said on Tuesday, weeks after the government formed a special task force to tackle the growing trade in banned drugs

Bangladesh and the Maldives have on Thursday signed four agreements on multiple sectors as the two South Asian nations seek to enhance cooperation in trade, investment, and connectivity among others during the first official bilateral visit of Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina to the archipelago

During Hasina's visit, 13 armoured vehicles of the Bangladesh Army will be handed over to the Maldives Defense Department as a symbol of friendship, writes Dr Mohammad Tarikul Islam for South Asia Monitor

Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Wednesday arrived in the Maldives on a two-day state visit as the two countries are set to sign multiple agreements aimed at enhancing bilateral ties across the spectrum

Maldivian opposition parties have announced they would intensify their ongoing “India-Out” campaign in the coming weeks under the leadership of former president Abdullah Yameen, days after the  government termed it a “misguided and unsubstantiated” campaign aimed at fuelling “hatred towards India.”

The Maldives is all set to achieve its tourist footfall target of 1.3 million in the year 2021 as it witnessed remarkable growth in recent months

The Maldives has withdrawn the mandatory quarantine norm for vaccinated workers from South Asian countries after evaluating the Covid-19 situation in the region

Former Maldivian President Abdulla Yameen, who was recently acquitted in a money laundering case, will take part in the ongoing anti-India protests, seeking to end the “Indian military presence” in the archipelago