Maldives

Island country in the Indian Ocean southwest of India and Sri Lanka

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Maldives, officially the Republic of Maldives, is a small archipelagic state in South Asia, situated in the Arabian Sea of the Indian Ocean. It lies southwest of Sri Lanka and India, about 700 kilometres (430 mi) from the Asian continent's mainland. The chain of 26 atolls stretches from Ihavandhippolhu Atoll in the north to Addu Atoll in the south. Comprising a territory spanning roughly 298 square kilometres (115 sq mi), Maldives is one of the world's most geographically dispersed sovereign states as well as the smallest Asian country by land area and, with around 557,426 inhabitants, the 2nd least populous country in Asia. Malé is the capital and the most populated city, traditionally called the "King's Island" where the ancient royal dynasties ruled for its central location.

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Divers Notice Whale Shark With Fins Trapped In Sack... Then This Happens! These incredible scenes show a group of divers save a whale shark from material cutting into its body. The creature, the world’s largest fish, swam near the humans on a dive in the Maldives. They saw.. Credit: Cover Video STUDIO Duration: 01:12Published 2 weeks ago

Will spend 130 Billion Dollar on military modernization in next 7-8 years: Rajnath Singh While addressing at the Aero India Show in Bengaluru on February 03, Union Defence Minister Rajnath Singh said, "I have been informed that about 540 exhibitors including 80 foreign companies, Defence.. Credit: ANI Duration: 02:18Published on February 3, 2021

Over 55 lakh doses of vaccines gifted to neighbours: MEA During a press briefing on January 28, MEA spokesperson Anurag Srivastava informed that over 55 lakh doses of vaccines have been gifted neighbours and extended neighbourhood since January 20. MEA.. Credit: ANI Duration: 01:35Published on January 28, 2021

Watch: India sends doses of SII’s Covishield vaccine to Bahrain, Sri Lanka India once again established its position as a reliable partner in Covid-19 assistance. It dispatched Covishield to Bahrain and Sri Lanka under the Vaccine Maitri Initiative. Sri Lanka to receive a.. Credit: HT Digital Content Duration: 01:29Published on January 28, 2021

Swimming with manta rays could help save them Around 5,000 manta rays swim in the warm waters of Maldives, where they are protected. Globally, the species faces multiple threats, though. Beth Faulkner of the Maldivian Manta Ray Project says that.. Credit: Bleacher Report AOL Duration: 03:32Published on January 25, 2021

‘No request received from Pakistan for Indian-made coronavirus vaccines’: MEA India is supplying COVID-19 vaccines being manufactured in the country to neighbouring countries including Bhutan, Maldives, Nepal, Myanmar and Bangladesh but has not received any request from.. Credit: HT Digital Content Duration: 03:02Published on January 22, 2021

Watch: India sends SII's Covishield vaccines to Mauritius, Seychelles, Myanmar India dispatched consignments of SII's Covishield to Myanmar, Seychelles and Mauritius. India is sending Covid-19 vaccines as part of donation program to neighbours and key partners. Bhutan, Maldives,.. Credit: HT Digital Content Duration: 02:46Published on January 22, 2021

Watch: India sends Covishield vaccines to Bhutan & Maldives India on Wednesday sent coronavirus vaccines to Bhutan and Maldives. India is sending doses of the Covishield vaccine. Trucks with Covishield left from Pune’s Serum Institute of India for Bhutan. The.. Credit: HT Digital Content Duration: 02:26Published on January 20, 2021

India dispatches 1 lakh doses of Covishield to Maldives The first consignment of Covishield vaccine by Serum Institute of India was dispatched to Male in Maldives from Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport in Mumbai on January 20. The.. Credit: ANI Duration: 01:07Published on January 20, 2021

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External affairs minister S Jaishankar inaugurates new chancery building of Indian High Commission in Mauritius Jaishankar arrived here in India's strategically key maritime neighbour in the Indian Ocean region on Sunday night from the Maldives on the last leg of his two-nation tour. Jaishankar inaugurated the.. IndiaTimes - Published 5 days ago
External affairs minister S Jaishankar calls on Mauritius ex-PM Anerood Jugnauth; briefs him on progress in bilateral ties Jaishankar, who arrived here in India's strategically key maritime neighbour in the Indian Ocean region on Sunday night from the Maldives on the last leg of his two-nation tour, met the.. IndiaTimes - Published 6 days ago
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India, Maldives sign pact on development of Coast Guard Harbour The pact was signed during Indian External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar's two-day Maldives visit. DNA - Published 6 days ago
India, Maldives agree to further strengthen coordination in combatting cross border terrorism IndiaTimes - Published 1 week ago
India signs $50 million defence LoC agreement to boost maritime capabilities of Maldives India will always be a reliable security partner for the Maldives, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said here on Sunday, as New Delhi signed a $ 50 million defence Line of Credit agreement with.. IndiaTimes - Published 1 week ago

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India to gift Srilanka 500,000 doses of COVID-19 vaccine tomorrow Last week, India gifted vaccines to 8 countries-- Bhutan, Maldives, Nepal, Bangladesh, Myanmar, Seychelles, and Mauritius DNA - Published on January 27, 2021

WHO chief Ghebreyesus thanks PM Modi for 'continued support' to global Covid-19 response WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus on Saturday thanked Prime Minister Narendra Modi for his continued support to the global Covid-19 response, saying acting together, including sharing of knowledge,.. IndiaTimes - Published on January 23, 2021
COVID-19: India opens up on providing coronavirus vaccine to Pakistan On the first day, 1.5 lakh doses of vaccines were supplied to Bhutan and one lakh doses to the Maldives as grant assistance. DNA - Published on January 22, 2021
India to send SII's COVID-19 vaccine 'Covishield' to Myanmar, Seychelles, Mauritius The Ministry of External Affairs had announced a vaccine rollout for Bhutan, Maldives, Bangladesh, Nepal, Myanmar and Seychelles from Wednesday. DNA - Published on January 22, 2021	India dispatches first consignment of 100,000 Covishield vaccines to Maldives With this, Maldives (along with Bhutan) has become the first recipient of India's gift of the Covishield vaccines, manufactured by the Serum Institute of India (SII). Earlier on Wednesday, India sent a.. IndiaTimes - Published on January 20, 2021
India to gift COVID vaccines to six neighbours in first tranche starting tomorrow The vaccines will reach Bhutan at around 11 am local time with 150,000 doses and the Maldives at around 2 pm with 100,000 doses. DNA - Published on January 19, 2021	India to supply Covid vaccines to six nations; Maldives, Bhutan to be first recipients IndiaTimes - Published on January 19, 2021
India announces supply of coronavirus vaccines to six countries under grant assistance India on Tuesday announced that it will supply Covid-19 vaccines under grant assistance to Bhutan, Maldives, Bangladesh, Nepal, Myanmar and Seychelles from Wednesday. IndiaTimes - Published on January 19, 2021	New Year's gift: India sends BCG vaccines to Maldives The vaccines were procured by India's Ministry of Health and Ministry of External Affairs and coordinated with Maldives High Commission in Delhi. DNA - Published on December 31, 2020
India, Maldives and Sri Lanka agree to expand intelligence sharing; deputy NSAs to meet biannually The meet comes, even as Chinese fishing and research vessels increase presence in the Indian ocean. DNA - Published on November 28, 2020	NSA Doval holds bilateral talks with Maldivian Defence Minister Doval's talks with Didi was part of a trilateral maritime dialogue among India, Sri Lanka and the Maldives being held here in the Sri Lankan capital. IndiaTimes - Published on November 28, 2020
Ajit Doval to attend key maritime meet in Sri Lanka NSA Ajit Doval will visit Colombo Friday to participate in the 4th Trilateral Maritime Security Cooperation meeting being hosted by Sri Lanka. This is the first time that the trilateral mechanism at.. IndiaTimes - Published on November 26, 2020	Another low-pressure area being formed in Bay of Bengal Another low-pressure area is forming in the Bay of Bengal, likely to turn into a cyclone soon. This cyclone has been named Burwee by the Maldives. DNA - Published on November 26, 2020
India backs Maldives to hilt as China's debt leaves negative legacy The Maldives, under former President of Maldives Abdulla Yameen, saw the increased role of Chinese companies and government, something that has shown its impact. DNA - Published on November 18, 2020	India's COVID-19 food aid reaches Djibouti Under Mission Sagar 1, India had reached out to 5 Indian ocean countries-- Maldives, Mauritius, Madagascar, Comoros, and Seychelles. The outreach is part of India's SAGAR --Security and Growth for All.. DNA - Published on November 12, 2020
India backs Maldives' Foreign Minister Abdulla Shahid's candidature for UNGA president India's support to the Maldives shows New Delhi's close ties with Male. Both sides have seen increased engagement, especially with support extended by India during the COVID crisis. DNA - Published on November 10, 2020	India stands with Maldives' democratic journey: Foreign Secretary Harsh Vardhan Shringla During his two-day visit to the Maldives, Shringla extended New Delhi's support for the country's "democratic journey" and signed a number of MoUs on infrastructure projects. DNA - Published on November 10, 2020
With focus on development projects, India-Maldives to sign MOUs, discuss COVID-19 crisis Amidst the COVID pandemic, India had sent relief to the Maldives in terms of food, medicine. DNA - Published on November 9, 2020	Maldives grateful to India for being a 'true friend': Abdulla Shahid remembers Operation Cactus IndiaTimes - Published on November 3, 2020
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Wheels up for trip to India, Sri Lanka, Maldives, Indonesia: Pompeo US Secretary of State Michael Pompeo on Sunday boarded the flight for the trip to India for the third edition of the two-plus-two ministerial dialogue, that begins in New Delhi. The visit comes a week.. IndiaTimes - Published on October 25, 2020	Foreign secretary Harsh Shringla to visit Maldives on November 10 Amid the COVID-19 pandemic, India has reached out to Maldives in a number of ways including by sending medicines, rapid response team and extended US $250 million loans to deal with the economic impact.. DNA - Published on October 15, 2020
Passengers can now fly to Kenya, Bhutan through 'air bubbles' arrangements, says Civil Aviation Minister The deal for international 'air bubbles' has been signed with countries like Maldives, US, UK, Germany, Canada, UAE, France. DNA - Published on September 30, 2020	India provides Dornier aircraft to Maldives in sync with growing strategic ties IndiaTimes - Published on September 29, 2020
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India, Maldives get connected by ferry service; open vast markets for exporters The Cargo Ferry Vessel MCP Linz operated by the Shipping Corporation of India (SCI) will connect the Indian and Maldivian ports. DNA - Published on September 21, 2020	India, Maldives will support each other in fight against health, economic impact of Covid-19: Modi IndiaTimes - Published on September 21, 2020
India grants $250 miilion loan 'without conditions' to Maldives to mitigate COVID-19 economic impact Maldives has been a beneficiary of India's continuous assistance during the COVID-19 pandemic. DNA - Published on September 20, 2020	India to finance Maldives' biggest-ever infrastructure project to connect 4 islands The project will connect capital Malé with Villingili, Thilafushi and Gulhifalhu via bridges and causeways of the total length of 6.695 kilometres. India will provide funding of US $500 million for.. DNA - Published on August 14, 2020
India to build 'largest infra project' worth $500m in Maldives With focus on greater connectivity, India on Thursday announced several developmental projects in the Maldives, including a $ 500 million Greater Malé Connectivity Project (GMCP), billed as the.. IndiaTimes - Published on August 13, 2020	India's 'special friendship' with Maldives as deep as Indian Ocean waters: PM Modi IndiaTimes - Published on August 13, 2020
India announces $500 million for Maldives project to counter China influence India announced a $500 million package to fund a project in the Maldives on Thursday to help it connect the capital Male to three nearby islands, stepping up New Delhi's diplomatic efforts in a region.. IndiaTimes - Published on August 13, 2020	India announces financial package of $250 Million to Maldives India has already extended the assistance of $400 million through extended Currency swap arrangement that will help the Indian ocean Island country tide over liquidity crisis. DNA - Published on August 13, 2020
India, Maldives announce air travel bubble; first in the neighbourhood India already has Transport Air Bubbles with US, France, UK & Germany. Amidst COVID-19 pandemic, International air travel has been hit hard. DNA - Published on August 13, 2020	India speeds up connectivity projects in south Asia Last one week saw projects being announced or completed in three south Asian counties -- Maldives, Bhutan and Bangladesh -- with the main focus being the faster movement of people and goods, and also.. DNA - Published on July 17, 2020
Maldives to achieve gender parity at its heads of missions globallly 40% of the executive committee of Maldives Foreign Ministry leadership is made up of female. DNA - Published on June 26, 2020	INS Jalashwa brings back nearly 700 stranded Indians from Male With this voyage, INS Jalashwa alone has so far repatriated around 2,700 Indians from the Maldives and Sri Lanka under Operation 'Samudra Setu'. On June 1, the vessel repatriated approximately 700.. IndiaTimes - Published on June 7, 2020

Maldives

Island country in the Indian Ocean southwest of India and Sri Lanka

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