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The China Maldives Friendship Bridge, which is being built near the city of Male. This shot was taken on February 8. Photo: AFP

China, Maldives, South Asia

Maldives seeks diplomatic solution to Chinese debt burden

by AT Contributor December 6, 2019February 18, 2020

The Maldives is seeking a “diplomatic” solution to restructure its Chinese debt as the small but strategically located atoll nation struggles with repayments, the foreign ministry has said. Former strongman president Abdulla Yameen relied heavily on Beijing to provide financial support during his five-year term and his successor’s party has accused China of a land […]

India, Maldives, South Asia

India’s strategic outreach to Maldives

by Manoj Kumar Mishra September 5, 2019February 18, 2020

Maldives, South Asia

Court orders release of former Maldives president

by Bertil Lintner April 1, 2019February 18, 2020

Maldives, South Asia

Maldives democracy has a geo-strategic twist

by Bertil Lintner February 28, 2019February 18, 2020

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi

AT Finance, Beijing, Bhutan, China, India, Malaysia, Maldives, Middle East, Pakistan, South Asia, Sri Lanka, World

Winds of change in South Asian politics

by Gaurab Shumsher Thapa November 29, 2018

(FILES) In this file photo taken on December 7, 2017 Maldives' President Abdulla Yameen (L) and China's President Xi Jinping listen to their national anthems during a welcome ceremony at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing.Back when he was a mild-mannered civil servant, few in the Maldives predicted Abdulla Yameen would one day run the country, let alone with an iron grip, locking up judges, his rivals and even his 80-year-old half-brother. / AFP PHOTO / Fred DUFOUR

China, India, Iraq, Japan, Maldives, Middle East, Northeast Asia, Pakistan, South Asia, Sri Lanka, Syria

Unclenching China’s talons in Maldives is no easy task for India

by Prakash Katoch October 16, 2018

Map of Maldives: iStock

AT Finance, Beijing, China, European Union, India, Iraq, Malaysia, Maldives, Middle East, Myanmar, Philippines, South Asia, Sri Lanka, Syria, World

Maldives election sets new course for the nation

by S K Chatterji October 4, 2018

Ibrahim Mohamed Solih (right) and Maldives' self-exiled former president Mohamed Nasheed (left) attend a meeting at Mount Lavinia, a suburb of Colombo, on August 27, 2018. Solih has since been elected president of Maldives. Photo: AFP / Ishara S Kodikara

AT Finance, Beijing, China, India, Malaysia, Maldives, South Asia, Sri Lanka, World

Tightrope walk for incoming Maldivian president

by Gunjan Singh October 3, 2018February 18, 2020

Maldives President Abdulla Yameen votes at a polling station in the capital Male on September 23, 2018. Photo: AFP/Presidential Handout.

Beijing, China, India, Maldives, Middle East, South Asia, Sri Lanka, United Kingdom, World

Maldives teeters towards post-election chaos

by Bertil Lintner September 28, 2018February 18, 2020

Maldives' main opposition leader and presidential candidate Ibrahim Mohamed Solih addresses a crowd during a campaign rally in the Maldives capital Male, ahead of presidential elections. Photo: AFP

Beijing, China, India, Maldives, Middle East, South Asia, Sri Lanka, United Kingdom, World

India wins, China loses in Maldives election

by Bertil Lintner September 25, 2018February 18, 2020

Maldives opposition leader Ibrahim Mohamed Solih votes at a polling station in the capital Male on Sunday. Photo: AFP

Maldives, South Asia

Maldives underdog declares victory in presidential election

by Asia Times staff and agencies September 24, 2018February 18, 2020

Nepalese Prime Minister K P Sharma Oli (left) chats with Chinese Premier Li Keqiang during a signing ceremony at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on June 21, 2018. Photo: AFP / Pool / Greg Baker

Beijing, Bhutan, China, India, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan, South Asia, World

India’s myopic ‘muscular’ neighborhood policy

by Bhim Bhurtel July 2, 2018July 2, 2018

coco palms on paradise beach. Photo: iStock

Bangladesh, China, European Union, India, Maldives, Middle East, Nepal, Pakistan, South Asia, World

Paradise lost? India’s waning influence in Maldives

by Sabena Siddiqui March 19, 2018

Abdulla Yameen takes his oath as president of Maldives during a swearing-in ceremony at the parliament in Malé on November 17, 2013. Reuters / Waheed Mohamed / File Photo

France, Maldives, South Asia, Sri Lanka, World

The situation in Maldives: one minister’s view

by Mohamed Shainee March 1, 2018

Opposition supporters protest against the Maldivian government's delay in releasing their jailed leaders despite a Supreme Court order, in Malé on February 4, 2018. Photo: Reuters / Stringer

AT Finance, Bangladesh, China, India, Maldives, Middle East, Myanmar, Singapore, South Asia, Sri Lanka, United Kingdom, World

Maldives crisis: US-Indian strategic alliance forming

by M.K. Bhadrakumar February 7, 2018February 18, 2020

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