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Brief History of Relations.
1_India and Maldives share ethnic, linguistic, cultural, religious and commercial links steeped in antiquity and enjoy cordial and multi-dimensional relations.
2_In 1965 Maldives got freedom from British.
3_India was among the first to recognise Maldives after its
independence in 1965.
4_Prior to independence they had authoritarian system with Gayoom at its head. India didn’t interfered in domestic things.
5_India was also first to establish diplomatic relations with the country. India established its mission at Male in 1972.
6_1988 Operation Cactus. India provided naval assistance. It was request by Govt. itself against domestic uprising.
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In 2004 Tsunami, India was 1st country to offer support to Maldives.
2005 elections, Nasheed comes to power.
2011 – GMR Infra, Indian company was granted to run Male Airport.
2012 – Abdul Yameen comes to power. (Half Brother of Gayoom).
1_Maldives China relations expanded to unprecedented levels under Yameen regime.
2_2012 – Yameen govt. cancelled GMR project. This marked the lowest point in relations. India froze its $25mn aid to island nation.
3_2014 – Collapse of Maldives only water treatment plant. Maldives requested India for urgent help. India airlifted water bottles with its heavylift helicopter. India also sent ships with on-board desalination plants. This efforts of India were widely appreciated.
4_2015 – Nasheed’s arrest and eventual political exile.
5_2017 – Maldives became 2nd country in South Asia to sign FTA with China after Pakistan.
6_A MoU was also signed which brings Maldives in BRI initiative.
7_Yameen allowed 3 chinese warships to dock in Male in Aug 2017. India is not happy with developments.
8_According to estimates, China’s loan on Maldives could be around $1.5bn, a quarter of its GDP.
9_After 2014 elections, PM Modi visited all neighbours except Maldives.
10_June 2018, Maldives asks India to take back its gifted helicopters from Addu Atoll.
India’s relations with the Maldives “are not broken and cannot be broken” as it is a neighbouring country.
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Sep 2018 Elections
1_Yameen was defeated and Mohammed Solih became President of Maldives. Eventually Nasheed also return from exile and charges against him are dropped.
2_Within hours of his victory, Solih called Indian PM. He publicly said that India is Maldives ‘closest ally’.
3_His party has vowed to bring his country closer to India. And also to re-negotiate deals with China. But it is easier said than done.
4_In his maiden visit to India as president, he affirmed India of Maldives ‘India first’ policy.
5_India has announced $1.4bn LoC and also budgetary support to Maldives.
India is training their naval officers.
Maldives has contributed highest per capita men to ISIS. Islamic radicalization is a big problem in Maldives.
Democracy is not so strong in Maldives.
Bilateral trade between India and Maldives is around $100mn. Consisting mainly of Indian exports.
There is very good P2P contacts and Business relations in countries.
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