India, Maldives hold defence dialogue
The Indian delegation was led by Defence Secretary Giridhar Aramane, while the Maldivian delegation was headed by Chief of Defence Force, Maldives National Defence Force General lbrahim Hilmy.
The Indian delegation was led by Defence Secretary Giridhar Aramane, while the Maldivian delegation was headed by Chief of Defence Force, Maldives National Defence Force General lbrahim Hilmy.
India and the Maldives have renewed a Memorandum of Understanding for capacity building of 1000 Maldivian civil services officers during 2024-2029 as part of the development partnership discussions between the two nations.
“The cooperation between the two countries has moved beyond the traditional role, and today aspires to be a modern partnership,” said the external affairs minister after a meeting with his Maldivian counterpart Moosa Zameer.
Maldives President Mohamed Muizzu has reportedly accepted an invitation to attend Prime Minister Narendra Modi's upcoming swearing-in ceremony in New Delhi on Sunday, as per a local media report.
India's Gita Sabharwal has been appointed as the United Nations Resident Coordinator in Indonesia, with the host Government's approval.
The criminal court, in its verdict, found Yameen guilty of the charges and Chief Judge Ahmed Shakeel said that it is questionable that the money that documents show was deposited to Yameen's personal account from Yoosuf Naeem's account. Former president Yameen was accused of receiving one million USD stolen from state coffers in the country's biggest-ever corruption scandal, Avas reported.
Police received reports regarding the incident at 12:17 am (local time) while Maldives National Defence Force (MNDF) was informed regarding the incident at around 12:30 am (local time).
A ten-man India U20 team qualified for the SAFF U20 Championship final after defeating Maldives in their final league match on Tuesday at the Kalinga Stadium.
Gotabaya went into hiding after being forced to abandon the Presidential house following countrywide protests holding Rajapaksa government responsible for ongoing economic crises in the country.
Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa landed at the Velana International Airport in the Maldives early Wednesday, Xinhua reported citing the Maldivian media.
