Maldives has been the only SAARC nation that Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi chose to ignore for a visit. The reason was the Islamist dictatorship led by Abdulla Yameen which forcefully ousted the democratically elected President of Maldives Mohamed Nasheed in 2012. The opposition in the Maldives had staged non-violent protests and representations were made […]
The Maldives has revoked the state of emergency following exhaustive back-channel diplomatic parleys. Earlier, the Indian government had refused to send troops to the nation to either topple or diminish the hold of dictator Abdulla Yameen despite opposition demanding it unequivocally. India swiftly welcomed the move by the Yameen government which was banking too heavily on […]
The Indian government has refused to send its troops in the Maldives to ensure democracy despite the opposition’s demand. However, today India issued a statement making it clear that it does want democracy to be given a chance in this country. In a press note, Ministry of External Affairs said: “The State of Emergency declared […]
