China has asked the Maldives to pay up $10 million in middle of the pandemic. According to estimates, The Maldives owes China anything between $1.3 billion to $3.2 billion in debt. India has stepped in with $5.6 million as grants for high-impact projects in the Maldives. WION's Executive Editor Palki Sharma Upadhyay has a report.

Gravitas: China demands $10 Million from Maldives; India steps in with help

China's Exim bank has asked the Maldives to repay $10 million loan. It is a part of the loan given to former president Yameen's ally- Sun Ahmed Shyam. The $127 million loan was given in sovereign guarantee and now china is asking the Maldives to cough up an unpaid instalment.

Chinese banks asks Maldives to repay $10 million loan

A team of United Nations Security Council in its report has said that Islamic State (IS) is working in the Maldives with "network of supporters". The monitoring team of the UNSC's 1267 committee which is responsible for listing global terrorists in its reports to President of the council highlighted IS's role in the Indian Ocean Island country.

Islamic State working with 'network of supporters' in the Maldives: UNSC report

India will soon announce "substantial financial assistance package" for Maldivian economy which will help the country in post-COVID economic recovery. The was stated during a message from the Indian high commission in the Maldives on the occasion Maldivian Independence Day that will be celebrated on 26th July.

India to announce financial assistance package to the Maldives

Human Rights Watch on Saturday urged the Maldives to drop charges against 80 migrant workers arrested for demanding their unpaid wages in a country otherwise known for its upmarket tourism.

Maldives detains migrant workers seeking unpaid wages: HRW

Sri Lanka and Maldives have become the first two countries in the World Health Organisation's South-East Asia region to eliminate both measles and rubella ahead of a 2023 target, the U.

WHO says Sri Lanka and Maldives eliminate measles, rubella

The Maldives will soon achieve gender parity at the heads of its foreign missions, with 9 missions being headed by women and 9 by men. The Indian Ocean island country has 18 missions globally.

Maldives to soon achieve gender parity at its heads of missions globally

The Maldives has become the first country in South Asia to open its borders. The Indian Ocean Island country will open its borders on July 15 to the world. The country had closed its borders on March 27 due to the COVID crisis, impacting its largely tourism-dependent economy.

Covid-19: Maldives becomes first South Asian country to open borders

The second repatriation Navy ship INS Magar has left male with 202 stranded Indian nationals. The 202 stranded Indian nationals include 24 women, two expectant mothers, two children and one man from Tamil Nadu with a fractured leg.

Operation Setu Samudra: INS Magar departs from Male; to bring back 202 stranded Indians

On day four of India's repatriation mission, INS Jalashwa - with 698 Indian nationals from the Maldives arrived at the Kochi port a short while back. Also read: Fauci among 3 in US response team self-quarantined after virus exposure The visuals of the navy vessel nearing the Kochi port were seen with almost 700 passengers on board.

Citizens aboard INS Jalashwa return from Maldives as a part of repatriation mission

The Maldives has seen a rapid rise in coronavirus cases over the past few weeks. It had reported its first case in March and first death from COVID-19 with the number of positive cases standing at 280 on April 30.

Maldives sees rapid spike in coronavirus patients

INS Jalashwa set sail from Male to bring back stranded Indians Indian Navy Ship (INS) Jalashwa sailed out from Male for Kochi on Friday (May 08) night with 698 citizens stranded in the Maldives due to lockdown imposed to contain the spreading of the deadly coronavirus

INS Jalashwa set sail from Male to bring back stranded Indians

Day 2 of India's repatriation mission is underway. In this segment of WION, we bring to you exclusive visuals from Malé ahead of evacuation.

Operation Samudra Setu: Exclusive visuals from Malé airport ahead of evacuation

Ahead of Indian Navy's Operation “Samudra Setu” (Sea Bridge) to get back stranded Indians from the Maldives due to COVID crisis, Indian Envoy to the Maldives Sunjay Sudhir has said while the process starts on 8th May Mid Day, more such evacuation will happen in subsequent days.

Three ships sent to evacuate Indians from the Maldives and UAE

WION in an exclusive conversation with Maldivian Foreign Minister Abdulla Shahid over the first death in Maldive due to COVID-19. Watch video to know more.

WION in an exclusive conversation with Maldivian Foreign Minister Abdulla Shahid

Maldives has reported its first death from COVID-19 with the number of positive cases standing at 280. The victim was an 83-year-old woman from the capital Male.

Maldives reports its first coronavirus death

Continuing its support to the Maldives in times of COVID-19 crisis, New Delhi has activated a currency swap arrangement to help the Indian Ocean Island country to mitigate the impact of COVID crisis.

India activates currency swap to help the Maldives amid COVID-19

The number of people infected with the coronavirus crossed 22,000 in densely populated South Asia on Friday driven by a rise in cases in India as the tiny Indian Ocean island nation of Maldives locked down its capital.

South Asia coronavirus cases hit 22,000 as Maldives locks down capital

Maldives Parliament will become the first parliament in the world to conduct its proceedings via video conference as social distancing becomes norm to fight COVID-19 pandemic.

Maldives Parliament goes virtual as social distancing becomes norm to fight coronavirus 

The 'Janata curfew' or people's curfew is a historical and motivational step, Bangladesh's former Information minister Hasanul Haq Inu told WION in reaction to the 14-hours voluntary lockdown in India.

'Historical step': Bangladesh, Maldives laud India for observing 'Janata curfew' over coronavirus

India has reached out to the Maldives with medical supplies and by sending a medical team in the backdrop of growing coronavirus epidemic. The Indian envoy to Maldives Sanjay Sudhir handed over three months supply of medicines weighing 5.

Coronavirus: India reaches out to Maldives, sends three months' medical supplies

Maldivian Defence Minister said on WION Global Summit 2020 on importance of democracy. Mariya Didi said, 'Democracy offers a system that is transparent and accountable. Although there is an erosion in democratic norms across the world, I think there is hope.'

Maldivian Defence Minister on importance of democracy

The Maldives has hired prominent human rights lawyer Amal Clooney to fight for Rohingya Muslims at the International Court of Justice (ICJ). The decision to take up the case comes soon after the Minister of Foreign Affairs Abdulla Shahid asked the UN for a seat in its Human Rights Council for the 2023-2025 term.

Maldives hires Amal Clooney to fight for Rohingya refugees at International Court of Justice

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