‘Compulsive hostility towards India’: MEA slams US news reports on Maldives, warns Pakistan of ‘snakes in backyard’ | India News – Times of India

NEW DELHI: India on Friday categorically denied allegations in a US newpaper report that the opposition in the Maldives sought $6 million from New Delhi to facilitate a plot to impeach president Mohamed Muizzu.The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) described the claims as baseless and “without credibility,” asserting that both the newspaper and the reporter…

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Cash-strapped Maldives removes 228 government appointees to cut costs – Times of India

Maldives President Mohamed Muizzu announced the removal of 228 political appointees across various government ministries as part of a broader effort to reduce government expenditure.The cost-cutting measure is a key component of the administration’s Economic Reform Agenda, aimed at tackling the nation’s growing fiscal and external vulnerabilities.President Muizzu shared the decision with the public on…

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Maldives president Mohamed Muizzu’s visit to India: Who will he meet, what’s on the agenda & schedule | India News – Times of India

NEW DELHI: Maldivian president Mohamed Muizzu will be landing in New Delhi on Sunday for his first State visit to India. As per media reports in the Maldives, Muizzu, his wife Sajidha Mohamed, and a high-level delegation of Maldivian government officials traveled on a special flight arranged by the Indian government, a gesture reserved for…

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Maldives President Mohamed Muizzu says ‘planning to visit India as soon as possible’ – Times of India

NEW DELHI: Maldives president Mohamed Muizzu on Friday claimed that the island country has a very strong bilateral relationship with India and he is planning to visit India as soon as possible.“I am planning to visit (India) as soon as possible. We have a very strong bilateral relationship,” Muizzu said.Several media reports indicated that Muizzu…

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Maldives president Muizzu to travel to India ‘very soon’ | India News – Times of India

NEW DELHI: Maldivian president Mohamed Muizzu is set to visit India “very soon,” his spokesperson, Heena Waleed said on Tuesday.The exact date of the visit is still being finalised, with discussions ongoing to find a mutually convenient time for both countries’ leaders.Waleed announced Muizzu’s upcoming visit on the same day that two junior ministers, who…

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‘I thank India’: Maldives President Muizzu after meeting EAM Jaishankar amid tense ties | India News – Times of India

Maldives President Mohamed Muizzu shared his delight on meeting external affairs minister S Jaishankar on Saturday. “It was a pleasure to meet Dr S Jaishankar today and join him in the official handover of water and sewerage projects in 28 islands of the Maldives,” he said in a post on X (formerly Twitter). Muizzu also…

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Union minister S Jaishankar meets Maldives President Mohamed Muizzu in Delhi | India News – Times of India

NEW DELHI: Union Minister S Jaishankar held a meeting with Maldives President Dr. Mohamed Muizzu in Delhi. After the meeting Jaishankar in his X post expressed optimism about the future collaboration between India and the Maldives, stating, “Delighted to call on President Dr Mohamed Muizzu of Maldives today in New Delhi. Look forward to India…

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India, Maldives hold talks to enhance trade cooperation – Times of India

NEW DELHI: India on Wednesday expressed its intent to enhance bilateral economic collaboration with the Maldives, as its envoy engaged in discussions with a senior minister from the archipelagic nation. Mohamed Saeed, Maldives’ minister of economic development and trade, held talks with Munu Mahawar, Indian high commissioner to the Maldives, on Tuesday.The meeting follows India’s…

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