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Indian Army Chief begins visit to Maldives

As part of moves to bolster security dialogue and interaction with immediate neighbours, Army Chief Gen JJ Singh has begun a weeklong visit to Maldives.During his stay on the Indian ocean island archi..Read More

China has no strategic involvement in Maldives says minister

New Delhi: Maldives has sought help from India in developing its media to accelerate democratic reforms and asserted that China was no competitor to India, the only country with which the islan..Read More

India to handover fast attack craft INS Tillanchang to Maldives

New Delhi: In a landmark event the Defence Minister Shri Pranab Mukherjee will hand over a fast attack craft, INS Tillanchang, to Maldives on Sunday (April 16). The Minister will be on a two-da..Read More

India and Maldives coastguard to undertake joint naval exercises

Cochin: The Coast Guards of India and Maldives will undertake joint exercises from December 19 to 25 off the Male coast. This is part of the Friendship series of exercises being conducted with ..Read More

SAARC leaders agree to unitedly fight terror

Dhaka: Coming together in a delayed Summit, leaders of SAARC countries today agreed on a united effort to combat terrorism with Prime Minister Manmohan Singh asserting that there should be "zer..Read More

Manmohan outlines new vision for SAARC

Dhaka: Outlining a new vision for SAARC, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today asserted that there should be "zero tolerance" for cross-border terrorism among member states and made far-reaching ..Read More

New Delhi's bold proposal: Open Skies over South Asia

New Delhi: In trying to push for greater economic integration in South Asia, India will be proposing an open skies arrangement at the SAARC meet in Dhaka much on the lines of what exists with A..Read More

India stresses on SAARC Energy Co-operation

Chandigarh: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Wednesday said the SAARC countries should examine the possibilities of energy cooperation among the member states.Delivering the P N Haksar Memorial..Read More

India proposes a new SAARC extradition treaty

New Delhi: India will push for a common extradition treaty in the SAARC region to hunt down criminals, underworld kingpins, drug and arms smugglers, and terrorists, but it is pushing for a cons..Read More

India to push SAFTA at SAARC Summit in Dhaka

New Delhi: Calling for boosting the process for intra-regional trade among the South Asian countries, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today felt that South Asian Free Trade Area (SAFTA) agreement..Read More

Democracy in Maldives: Troubles of Transition

The recent arrests of Opposition leaders in Maldives has severely jeopardized the island nation's planned transition to democracy and dented the credibility of President Maumoon Abdul Gayoom. The..Read More

Growing Signs of Unrest in the Maldives

The Maldivian government's use of excessive force in mid-August to quell demonstrations by opposition activists demanding democratic reforms indicates that its commitment to establishing multi-pa..Read More