"Gravity of situation requires formal apology, termination": Maldivian MP moves resolution in Parliament following row

Jan 10, 2024

Maldivian Member of Parliament, Meekail Ahmed Naseem has requested the Maldivian Parliamentarian speaker Mohamed Aslam to summon the Foreign Minister and has also stressed...

Maldivian President attends Chinese state banquet amid row with India

Jan 10, 2024

Amid the controversy around the disparaging remarks by Maldivian ministers and government officials against Prime Minister Narendra Modi over his recent visit to Lakshadweep,...

Amid tensions with India, Maldives President Muizzu urges China to send more tourists

Jan 09, 2024

The appeal comes in the wake of a diplomatic spat leading to the cancellation of reservations by Indian tourists for Maldives as derogatory remarks...

"Absolutely deplorable": Expert calls out Maldivian ministers; recalls how India thwarted attempted coup in 1988

Jan 07, 2024

Weighing in on the derogatory remarks by Maldivian ministers against Prime Minister Modi as well as India on social media, foreign affairs expert Robinder...

“Fake News”: Maldivian Minister Zihan denies suspension over derogatory remarks against PM Modi

Jan 07, 2024

Maldivian Deputy Minister Hassan Zihan, quoting a local media tweet, on Sunday denied a report of his suspension from the cabinet, along with other...

Derogatory remarks against PM Modi: 3 Maldives ministers suspended indefinitely with pay

Jan 10, 2024

The Maldives government has, however, distanced itself from the remarks made by its ministers. Maldivian Minister of Foreign Affairs, Moosa Zameer, said that these...