For that to happen, President Muizzi has to go.” Regional expert Jonah Kaplan, of the Sibylline strategic risk group, said: “ What the opposition parties are really looking for is to get a two-thirds majority, which would enable them to file impeachment proceedings.... But we have seen him respond to the pressure by backtracking on some of his rhetoric, saying recently that India will remain the Maldives' closest ally.... " He added:" The reality is that the Maldives need both China and India,

Mohamed Muizzu, the new president of the Maldives, has broken with tradition by travelling to

the Maldives on Sunday, a top aide to President Mohamed Muizzu said, honouring the leader’s long

Xi Jinping greets President Muizzu on his state visit to China( Image: President's Office, Republic

President Mohamed Muizzu speaking during the COP28 UN Climate Summit on December 1, 2023 in Dubai, United

The Reserve Bank of India( RBI) and the Maldives Monetary Authority( MMA) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding( MoU) to establish a framework for promoting the use of local currencies—Indian Rupee( INR) and Maldivian Rufiyaa( MVR) —for cross-border transactions.... The MoU was signed by Shaktikanta Das, governor, RBI, and Ahmed Munawar, governor, Maldives Monetary Authority.... Last year, the RBI signed a similar agreement with the Central Bank of the UAE in Abu Dhabi....

NEW DELHI: India will remove its troops in the Maldives by May, the Maldivian Foreign Ministry said on Saturday, as the two countries seek agreement on a pullout that has strained ties. The roughly 80 soldiers stationed in the Indian Ocean archipelago will be replaced by civilians, officials from both countries said.As global powers jostle for influence in the Asia-Pacific region, India and China have wooed the Maldives, which has traditionally been close to neighbour India. New Delhi’s ties wit

Germany's economy shrank 0.3 per cent last year as Europe's former powerhouse struggled with more expensive energy, higher interest rates, lack of skilled labour and a homegrown budget crisis.... The International Monetary Fund expected Germany to be the worst-performing major developed economy last year, a major turnaround from its place as a model for how to expand when other nations were struggling.... Official figures for the last three months of 2023 are expected to be announced January 3

“ We should not give our share of money to them for mocking our nation and government.... The island nation reopened in July 2020 after closing its borders for a brief four months to international tourists. Tourism accountsfor 25 per cent ofitsgross national product.... According to the latest data released by its tourism ministry, around 1.8 million people visited the archipelago in 2023....

Aam Aadmi Party( AAP) leader Sanjay Singh was arrested on Wednesday, hours after the Enforcement Directorate( ED) launched raids on his house on Wednesday.... AAP has alleged that only hours after Arora and Reddy turned approver, raids were launched on MP Sanjay Singh's residence.... Singh had joined the 011 Anna Hazare anti-corruption movement in Delhi, and had remained with AAP supremo Arvind Kejriwal since the inception of the party in 2012. Now arrested AAP MP Sanjay Singh is seen as the p