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The 8th edition of bilateral military exercise “EKUVERIN 2017”

The 8th edition of bilateral military exercise “EKUVERIN 2017” has started between India and Maldives from December 15 in Belagavi, Karnataka. It is a 14-day joint military training...

December 17, 2017

7th Indo- Maldives joint military exercise to begin

The seventh edition of military exercise EKUVERIN between the Indian Army & the Maldives National Defence Force will be held from 15 to 28 Dec 2016 at Kadhdhoo, Laamu...

December 13, 2016

IIIDEM Conducts Training on Election Management for SAARC Nations

The India International Institute of Democracy and Election Management (IIIDEM) has conducted training on Election Management of SAARC Countries. It was conducted by Election Commission of India (ECI) and...

December 7, 2016

Maldives Parliament impeaches Vice President Ahmed Adeeb Abdul Ghafoor

Maldivian Parliament Majlis has voted overwhelmingly to impeach Vice President Ahmed Adeeb Abdul Ghafoor in an extraordinary sitting. Impeachment motion: 61 parliamentarians of Majlis out of the total...

November 5, 2015

Emergency declared in Maldives

President of Maldives Abdulla Yameen has declared state of emergency for 30 days on grounds of threat to national security. The declaration with effect to emergency has been...

November 4, 2015

Atul Keshap appointed as US Ambassador to Maldives and Sri Lanka

Indian-American Atul Keshap has been appointed as the United States (US) Ambassador to Maldives and Sri Lanka. With this appointment he became the second Indian-origin US diplomat to...

August 7, 2015

India to host 5th meeting of SAARC Health Ministers in New Delhi

India is going to host the 5th meeting of the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) Health Ministers in New Delhi. The 5th meeting will start on...

April 6, 2015

Former Maldives President Mohamed Nasheed sentenced to 13-year imprisonment

Former Maldivian President Mohamed Nasheed was sentenced to 13-year imprisonment by country’s criminal court under the anti-terrorism laws. He was charged under the island nation’s Anti-Terrorism Act, 1990...

March 14, 2015

Project Mausam

Project Mausam is an initiative by the Indian Ministry of Culture and the Archaeological Survey of India that aims to renew engagement between India and 39 countries along...

September 16, 2014

GMR wins Maldives airport legal battle, demands compensation

The outcome of an 18-month long legal tussle between GMR Infra and the Maldives government on the issue of government cancellation of the company’s contract to develop and...

June 20, 2014

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