One in eight children has experienced sexual abuse in South Asia, new survey report says
Report cautions that the true prevalence could be significantly higher because of underreporting and gaps in available data.
Maldives
Singapore and Maldives to cooperate on sustainability
The two island nations also inked other agreements to cooperate on capacity building and technical and vocational education training.
Maldives Defence Minister to visit India, hold talks Indian counterpart on military cooperation
India and the Maldives share deep-rooted spiritual, historical, linguistic, and ethnic ties. The Maldives holds a significant position in India’s ‘Neighbourhood First’…
Bangladesh skips India, reroutes global textile exports through Maldives
This will hurt the cargo revenue prospects of India's airports and ports amid strained bilateral ties between the two countries.
Maldives President reverses anti-India course as PM Modi extends aid to ease debt worries
During talks between Dr Mohamed Muizzu and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Oct 7, the two South Asian neighbours charted a fresh course on defence and economic cooperation.
Recalibrating ties with Maldives: The Statesman
The resignation of two Maldivian ministers who had disparaged Prime Minister Narendra Modi marks an important moment in the fragile Maldives-India relationship.
India completes troop exit from Maldives
India has replaced some 80 soldiers on the Maldives with civilians after a demand by President Mohamed Muizzu who has pivoted the archipelago's ties towards China, New Delhi…
Our ties depend on mutual interests & reciprocal sensitivity, Jaishankar tells Maldives FM
Indian External Affairs Minister said as far as India is concerned, it has already articulated its commitment to ”The Neighbourhood First” policy and the SAGAR vision.
PLA delegation travels to Maldives, Sri Lanka and Nepal
The delegation met with the president of Maldives, and discussed respectively with the defense departments of the three countries on regional security issues of common concerns,…
India sends strategic message with Indian Ocean naval base as Maldives draws closer to China
Navy chief R. Hari Kumar added the navy’s growing strength is not only to cater to short-term, ongoing crises, but to ensure the future balance of power in the Indo-Pacific…