Foreign Policy As A Poll Tool Can Be Harmful

It is time the political leaderships in this country arrived at a common ground over issues of foreign and security policy concerns. There has to be a greater communication between the government......

Pilots incapable of flying aircraft donated by India: Maldives

The Maldives military still does not have pilots capable of operating three aircraft donated by India, Defence Minister Ghassan Maumoon has acknowledged, days after 76 Indian defence personnel left......

Maldives suspends 3 deputy ministers over Modi remarks after India's protest

The Maldivian government on Sunday reportedly suspended three deputy ministers for derogatory social media posts against Prime Minister Narendra Modi following a backlash with New Delhi strongly......

PHOTOS: PM in Maldives on his 1st foreign visit after re-election

Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrived in the Maldives on Saturday on his first foreign visit after his re-election to strengthen the bilateral ties, reflecting the importance India attaches to its......

GMR gets respite in Male airport issue

GMR Infrastructure Ltd, which was forced to give up a $511-million (Rs 2,960 crore on Tuesday) international airport project in Male late last year over alleged irregularities in the bidding stage,......

Airport: Maldives terms takeover a victory, GMR silent

Just past midnight on Friday and quite a distance from the buzz at the international terminal, the Ibrahim Nasir International Airport's VIP lounge witnessed an unusual ceremony. Attended by four......

MACL back at helm at Maldives airport

Two years after it handed over the Male International Airport's operations to Indian infrastructure major GMR, the Maldives' state-run MACL was back at the helm on Saturday.The Maldives Airport......

GMR to handover airport to MACL on Dec 8

After over a week-long legal battle, Indian infrastructure major GMR will hand over the operations of the Male International Airport to Maldives's state-run MACL midnight tonight meeting the......