India said it is sending Foreign Secretary Ranjan Mathai to the Maldives Wednesday – a sign that New Delhi is trying to play a larger … Read more »
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Maldives Crisis Shows India’s Lack of Regional Clout
A coup in the Maldives that unseated the country’s president Tuesday shows the fragility of democratic advances in South Asia, laying bare India’s lack of … Read more »
Fading Maldives Coral Reflects Political, Climate Shift: Review
The aerial shots of the Maldives in “The Island President” could make anybody long to snorkel. This chain of some 1,200 coral islands in the … Read more »
MDP detainees accuse police of sexual harassment: “What right do they have?”
Four female detainees arrested on March 19 have accused police of sexual harassment, in audio and written statements obtained by Minivan News. Police officers allegedly … Read more »
Ready for dialogue with government: MDP
Maldivian Democratic Party (MDP) has said that it was committed to sit down for discussions with the government of President Dr Mohamed Waheed Hassan Manik. … Read more »
MDP Dismisses Reports of Referendum, Reiterates Call for Waheed’s Resignation
The MDP have refuted claims within some local media that former President Mohamed Nasheed is seeking a public referendum over the legitimacy of the curent … Read more »