Maldives President Mohamed Muizzu, who began his first state visit to India on Sunday (Oct 6), said that his government would never do anything that undermined the security of India.

Maldives president India visit: 'Will never do anything that undermines India's security', says Muizzu

India has reaffirmed its commitment to major infrastructure in the Maldives as ties between the 2 countries see an uptick. Maldives Minister of Construction & Infrastructure Dr Abdulla Muththalib, Maldives Minister of Transport & Civil Aviation Mohamed Ameen and Indian High Commissioner Munu Mahawar made an official visit to Hanimaadhoo International Airport Development Site earlier this week.

India reaffirms support for projects in Maldives

The bilateral relations between Maldives and India soured ever since the island's new President Mohamed Muizzu pivoted towards China. Yet another sign of this came when the island nation's government sent a lower-level representative to India's Republic Day reception in Male.

Maldives govt sent low-level official to India's Republic Day reception in Male, breaking from tradition

China and Maldives on Wednesday 'upgraded' their bilateral ties and signed 20 key agreements, including one in which Beijing pledged to extend funding for infrastructure in the Indian Ocean archipelago.

'Old friends' China and Maldives sign 20 key agreements amid row with India

Maldives MP Meekail Naseem has proposed Maldives Foreign Minister Moosa Zameer and suspended ministers Malsha, Maryam Shiuna, Mahzoom Masjid to be summoned by the Maldives Parliament.

Derogatory remarks row: Maldives MP urges parliament summoning for foreign minister and suspended ministers

The Maldives had proposed a visit by President Mohamed Muizzu to India later this month. President Muizzu, who assumed office in November of last year, has so far visited Turkey, the UAE, and China, since coming to power, marking a departure from the tradition of making India the first foreign destination for a newly-elected Maldivian president.

Exclusive: Maldives had proposed President Muizzu's India visit before current crisis erupted

The Maldivian envoy to India was on Monday summoned to the external affairs ministry and conveyed strong concerns over disparaging social media posts against Prime Minister Narendra Modi by three now-suspended-ministers as the backlash over the remarks continued for the second day.

India-Maldives diplomatic row: Maldivian envoy summoned

Former Vice President of the Maldives and former tourism minister Ahmed Adeeb spoke to WION's Sidhant Sibal where he condemned the recent derogatory remarks made against Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi by sitting ministers Mariyam Shiuna and Hassan Zihan who were later suspended.

Exclusive: Ex-vice president calls current India-Maldives row ‘very sad’ incident

Abdulla Shahid, the Maldives' Foreign Minister, is on a two-day visit to New Delhi. During the visit, he met with his Indian counterpart Dr S Jaishankar and the two nations signed nine agreements on project development under India's grant assistance.

Exclusive: Maldives' foreign minister says his nation is committed to 'India first'

India's Defence Minister Rajnath Singh is scheduled to visit Maldives beginning Monday to further bolster defence ties between the two countries. India and the Maldives have maintained close defence relations, with the Indian Navy and Maldives National Defence Force (MNDF) engaged in areas of maritime information sharing, maritime domain awareness, and capacity-building initiatives.

Indian Defence Minister Rajnath Singh to visit Maldives to bolster defence ties

Maldivian President Ibrahim Mohamed Solih’s four-day visit to India has come at a time when India’s neighbourhood is in flux. The economic crisis in Sri Lanka, Pakistan, Bangladesh and Nepal is creating greater instability in a region that is already experiencing perpetual strategic hostilities by Pakistan and China against India.

Continuity and challenges in the India-Maldives relations