India-Maldives defense cooperation

Will Success in Agalega Compensate for India’s Assumption Island Debacle? 

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Will Success in Agalega Compensate for India’s Assumption Island Debacle? 

The small, remote Mauritian island of North Agalega, located in the southwest Indian Ocean 1,122 kilometers north of the main island of Mauritius, is currently seeing a frenzy of development activity. On February 29, Prime Minister of Mauritius Pravind Jugnauth and India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi virtually inaugurated a jetty and an aviation strip on … Read more

India-Maldives Relations Enters Choppy Waters

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India-Maldives Relations Enters Choppy Waters

Hours after his swearing-in as Maldives’ new president, Mohamed Muizzu “formally requested” India to “withdraw its military personnel” from the Indian Ocean archipelago. According to a press release from the President’s Office, the formal request was made during a meeting between Muizzu and India’s Minister of Earth Sciences Kiren Rijiju, who was in Malé for … Read more