External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar and his Maldivian counterpart Abdulla Khaleel will on Monday (May 26, 2025) take inventory of the implementation of the India-Maldives complete financial and maritime security partnership.
Mr. Khaleel, accompanied by a high-level delegation, is paying a three-day go to to India. It is his third journey to India this 12 months.
The India-Maldives imaginative and prescient doc on a complete financial and maritime security partnership was adopted by Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Maldivian President Mohamed Muizzu in October final 12 months.
Mr. Khaleel’s go to is in continuation of “intensified high-level political exchanges” between India and Maldives, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) stated saying his journey.
It stated Mr. Khaleel would lead Maldives on the second High Level Core Group (HLCG) assembly to oversee progress within the implementation of the India-Maldives imaginative and prescient doc on complete financial and maritime security partnership.
Mr. Khaleel would additionally maintain discussions with Mr. Jaishankar, it stated.
“Maldives is India’s key maritime neighbour and an important partner in India’s ‘Neighbourhood First’ policy and vision MAHASAGAR which is Mutual and Holistic Advancement for Security and Growth Across Regions,” the MEA stated in a press release.
The ties between India and the Maldives got here beneath extreme pressure after Mr. Muizzu, identified for his pro-China leanings, took cost of the highest workplace in November 2023. Within hours of his oath, he had demanded the withdrawal of Indian navy personnel from his nation. Subsequently, the Indian navy personnel have been changed by civilians.
There was a thaw within the relations as Mr. Muizzu vowed to enhance bilateral ties with India throughout his go to to Delhi in October.
Published – May 25, 2025 10:14 pm IST
