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…
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…
Maldives President Mohamed Muizzu has denied having an “India Out” agenda, asserting that the island nation had a “serious problem” with the presence of foreign military on its soil.Muizzu, who is in the US to attend the 79th session of the United Nations General Assembly, made the remarks on Thursday while responding to a question…
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…
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…
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…
External affairs minister S Jaishankar is set to pay an official visit to the Maldives from August 9 to August 11. This visit marks the first high level engagement by India with the Maldives since Mohamed Muizzu assumed the presidency late last year.Jaishankar’s visit comes after the recent trip of President Muizzu to India, where…
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…
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…
India is among the countries that have been invited by the Maldives president-elect, Mohamed Muizzu, for his oath-taking on November 17, diplomatic sources said. The government, however, is yet to take a call on who is going to represent India at the swearing in ceremony of a leader who is considered pro-China, although people close…
