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Articles for President Solih

Jailed Maldives’ ex-president transferred to house arrest after his party candidate wins presidency
1 year, 2 months ago

Jailed Maldives’ ex-president transferred to house arrest after his party candidate wins presidency

Associated Press  

MALE, Maldives — Jailed former Maldives President Abdulla Yameen was transferred from prison to house arrest on Sunday, fulfilling the campaign promise of his party candidate who won the presidential election runoff. The election was perceived a virtual referendum on which regional power — China or India — would have the biggest influence on the Indian Ocean archipelago state located …

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Ahead of Crucial Presidential Elections In Maldives, India Hands Over Defence Platforms To Malé
1 year, 7 months ago

Ahead of Crucial Presidential Elections In Maldives, India Hands Over Defence Platforms To Malé

ABP News  

India is leaving no stone unturned to ensure that the current regime of Ibrahim Mohamed Solih remains in power in Malé. Defence Minister Rajnath Singh Tuesday handed over two critical defence platforms to the Maldives National Defence Forces in an effort to strengthen defence and security ties between the two countries. Singh, who is on a three-day visit to the …

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Maldives: Why JP’s Decision to Contest Presidential Poll will not Affect Solih Government
1 year, 9 months ago

Maldives: Why JP’s Decision to Contest Presidential Poll will not Affect Solih Government

News 18  

The late Saturday decision of the Jumhooree Party in the MDP-led ruling combine in Maldives to contest the September presidential polls on its own will not affect the stability of the incumbent Ibrahim ‘Ibu’ Solih’s government. Another ally, the Maumoon Reform Movement has deferred a decision on Solih’s missive, seeking support, until the return of party founder and former President …

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Neighbourhood Watch: India-China Competition Heats Up In Maldives Ahead Of Presidential Elections
2 years ago

Neighbourhood Watch: India-China Competition Heats Up In Maldives Ahead Of Presidential Elections

ABP News  

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’ …

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Getting India ready first, for the world to get India-ready
2 years, 1 month ago

Getting India ready first, for the world to get India-ready

Firstpost  

An India weakened in the neighbourhood cannot approach the world, or receive the world, as boldly and convincingly as it should be Even as the ‘world is getting India-ready’, as succinctly put by External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar over the West and Russia wooing the nation after the Ukraine War especially, New Delhi is caught in a domestic political cross-fire …

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PM Modi holds talks with visiting Maldivian president Solih
2 years, 4 months ago

PM Modi holds talks with visiting Maldivian president Solih

Firstpost  

The ties between India and the Maldives have been on an upswing since Solih took charge of the top office in November 2018. Prime Minister Modi attended the inauguration ceremony of president Solih New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi and visiting Maldivian President Ibrahim Mohamed Solih on Tuesday held extensive talks with an aim to ramp up overall bilateral strategic …

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PM Modi Holds Talks with Visiting Maldivian President Solih; To Ramp Up Bilateral Ties
2 years, 4 months ago

PM Modi Holds Talks with Visiting Maldivian President Solih; To Ramp Up Bilateral Ties

News 18  

Prime Minister Narendra Modi and visiting Maldivian President Ibrahim Mohamed Solih on Tuesday held extensive talks with an aim to ramp up overall bilateral strategic ties including in areas of trade and investment. The Maldives is one of India’s key maritime neighbours in the Indian Ocean Region and the overall bilateral ties including in areas of defence and security have …

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Defaced posters of Narendra Modi surface in Male after BJP spokespersons’ remarks against the Prophet
2 years, 6 months ago

Defaced posters of Narendra Modi surface in Male after BJP spokespersons’ remarks against the Prophet

The Hindu  

Published : Jun 08, 2022 18:13 IST The recent defamatory comments made by BJP spokesperson Nupur Sharma and the BJP’s Delhi media cell head Naveen Kumar Jindal against Prophet Muhammad are having repercussions not just in West Asian nations but closer home too, with #IndiaOut protesters in the Maldives now joining the chorus of censure. On June 8, however, dustbins …

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Maldives: Nasheed asks MDP to quit government as Solih decrees ban on ‘India Out’ campaign
2 years, 8 months ago

Maldives: Nasheed asks MDP to quit government as Solih decrees ban on ‘India Out’ campaign

Firstpost  

Two swift developments over the previous week/weekend have the potential to dictate the course of domestic politics in the Indian Ocean archipelago nation, Maldives, more than a year ahead of the all-important presidential polls in the last quarter of 2023, with a third one waiting to unfold by June this year. Even as President Ibrahim ‘Ibu’ Solih decreed a ban …

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Maldives President Solih bans ‘India Out’ campaign
2 years, 8 months ago

Maldives President Solih bans ‘India Out’ campaign

The Hindu  

Maldivian President Ibrahim Mohamed SolihonThursdayissued a decree banning the ‘India Out’ campaign, now led by former President Abdulla Yameen, terming it a “threat to national security.” Stating that the government’s policy was to provide freedom of expression and freedom of assembly guaranteed under the Constitution “to its fullest extent”, and to “uphold democratic values”, the Presidential order said the campaign …

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India signs pact with Maldives for $500 million Greater Male Connectivity Project
3 years, 3 months ago

India signs pact with Maldives for $500 million Greater Male Connectivity Project

India Today  

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 …

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Correct the course, Nasheed tells Solih
3 years, 5 months ago

Correct the course, Nasheed tells Solih

The Hindu  

Maldivian Parliamentary Speaker and former President Mohamed Nasheed, who survived a bid on his life in May, has asked President Ibrahim Mohamed Solih to “course-correct before it is too late”. In a statement issued on Saturday, Mr. Nasheed accused President Solih of reneging on his pledge to address religious extremism, referring to the government’s “withdrawal” of support for a recent …

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In Maldives Foreign Minister’s Election as UNGA President, There is a Win for India’s Soft Power
3 years, 6 months ago

In Maldives Foreign Minister’s Election as UNGA President, There is a Win for India’s Soft Power

News 18  

The election of Maldives’ Foreign Minister, Abdulla Shahid, as the 76th President of the United Nations General Assembly could not have come at a better time for the island nation. Last year, then UNGA President, Tijjani Muhammad-Bande, had hailed Shahid’s speech as Foreign Minister, when Maldives backed the UN initiatives on ‘sustainable development goals’ aimed towards building ‘resilient communities’. Extending …

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Mohamed Nasheed | A man of many comebacks
3 years, 7 months ago

Mohamed Nasheed | A man of many comebacks

The Hindu  

It was past 11 p.m., on September 23, 2018. In the international arena, Mr. Nasheed is best known as the Indian Ocean archipelago’s first democratically elected President, who was controversially ousted and convicted on terrorism charges that the Maldivian Supreme Court later deemed wrongful and quashed. A week after the MDP alliance’s big election win in 2018, Mr. Nasheed landed …

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Maldives’s slow progress on rights a concern, say activists
4 years, 2 months ago

Maldives’s slow progress on rights a concern, say activists

The Hindu  

Two years after Maldivian President Ibrahim Mohamed Solih rose to power promising to “restore democracy”, his government’s record on fulfilling the poll-time pledge could be better, say activists. ‘Better, but not good enough’ While acknowledging some significant gains since President Solih came to power, especially in child rights through the Juvenile Justice Act and Child Protection Act ratified by President …

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