New Delhi: The strategic competition between India and China is becoming intense by the day in Maldives as the island nation heads for presidential elections in 2023, with both attempting to keep Malé under their fold. As India wants Maldives to play a crucial role within the Indo-Pacific strategic framework with the Indian Ocean Region under New Delhi’s ‘Neighbourhood Policy’ …
In one of the major connectivity initiatives abroad, India will commence the Greater Male Connectivity Project -- the largest-ever infrastructure project -- in the Maldives. Speaking to India Today from Tokyo, Japan, Maldives Foreign Minister Abdulla Shahid said, “A contract between AFCONS and Government of the Maldives was signed today for construction of Greater Male Connectivity Project.” He said, "This …
A new island of hope rising from the Indian Ocean Hassan Mohamed The new, artificial island of Hulhumalé was built using millions of cubic metres of sand pumped from the seabed The modern island of Hulhumale is taking shape 8km off the north-east coast of Malé island in the Maldives in direct response to the threat posed by inexorably rising …
