China, Maldives upgrade ties with infrastructure deals in pivot from India | News

China, Maldives upgrade ties with infrastructure deals in pivot from India | News

ByNews Polite

Maldives’ new president makes first state visit to Beijing as China and India vie for influence in Indian Ocean nation. China and the Maldives have upgraded their relationship during newly elected President Mohamed Muizzu’s first state visit to Beijing, following a campaign in which he cast China’s regional rival India…

Maldives suspends three officials for insulting Indian PM Modi | Social Media News

Maldives suspends three officials for insulting Indian PM Modi | Social Media News

ByNews Polite

Three deputy ministers were disciplined over social media posts about India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The government of the Maldives has suspended three deputy ministers after they made derogatory remarks about India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi on social media. Malsha Shareef, Mariyam Shiuna and Abdulla Mahzoom Majid who all worked…

Maldives suspends three officials for insulting Indian PM Modi | Social Media News

‘India out’: Maldives president eyes Middle East partners with early trips | Politics

ByNews Polite

When the new Maldives president, Mohamed Muizzu, stepped on a plane in late November for his first overseas visit since being sworn in barely a week earlier, he was breaking with a longstanding tradition in his country’s diplomatic practices. Across party lines, Maldivian presidents have long made India their first…