Admiral R Hari Kumar (R) addressing the event held for commissioning INS Jatayu in Minicoy Island, Lakshadweep. (India Sentinels photo via special arrangement.)Kochi/New Delhi: The Indian Navy commissioned its new base, INS Jatayu, at Minicoy Island,...
Maj Gen Zhang Baoqun of China (L) and Mohamed Ghassan Maumoon of the Maldives shaking hands after signing the defence deal. (Photo: The Maldivian defence ministry.)New Delhi: In a move that is sure to raise eyebrows in New Delhi, the Maldives signed ...
The new Maldivian president, Mohamed Muizzu, had asked Indian troops in his country to leave as a part of his election promise. (File photo)New Delhi: The first batch of Indian civilian technicians arrived in the Maldives, on Monday, to replace the I...
Hussain Shameem.New Delhi: The Maldives prosecutor general, Hussain Shameem, was attacked on the streets of the atoll nation’s capital, Male, on Wednesday morning. The attack reportedly left him with a bone fracture on his right arm, and he is ...
Mohamed Muizzu.New Delhi: The Maldivian Democratic Party, the main opposition party in the Maldives, is reportedly preparing to initiate an impeachment motion against the atoll nation’s president, Mohamed Muizzu. The MDP has gathered enough sig...
Screenshot of a video of leaders of the Maldivian opposition parties during their January 24, 2024, news conference.New Delhi: Two major opposition parties in the Maldives have joined hands against the country’s pro-China president, Mohamed Mui...
The Xiang Yang Hong-03 at a port.New Delhi: The Maldives has confirmed the docking of the Chinese research vessel Xiang Yang Hong-03 in Male, on Tuesday, which has raised security concerns in India, as India Sentinels had reported on Monday. The Indi...
Xiang Yang Hong-03. (Photo via Facebook)New Delhi: The Maldives has granted permission for a Chinese research vessel, widely suspected of being a spy ship, to dock in its capital Male at the end of this month, despite pressure from India and other co...
New Delhi: The first meeting of the India-Maldives high-level core group was held in Male, on Sunday, India’s foreign ministry said in a news release. It said both sides held discussions on a wide range of issues during the meeting.This comes a...
Mohamed Muizzu (L) with Xi Jinping in Beijing, on January 10, 2024. (Photo via X/@Muizzu2O23)New Delhi: Amid diplomatic row with India, the Maldivian president, Mohamed Muizzu, taking an apparent jibe at New Delhi, said the Maldives might be a small ...