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Mapping the Maldives: Why Hydrography is the New Geopolitics of the Indian Ocean
Sayantan Bandyopadhyay. · 26 Dec, 2025 · #5898 · Commentary
Malé, the capital of the Maldives, witnessed a large ‘Lootuvaifi’ (‘Stop the Looting’) rally on 3 October 2025. This was the biggest public demonstration against President Mohamed Muizzu since his election. The opposition Maldives Democratic ...
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In Context: India’s Renewed IOR Outreach
Dr. Sripathi Narayanan. · 17 Dec, 2020 · #5746 · Commentary
The simultaneous November 2020 visits by India’s
External Affairs Minister (EAM) Dr S Jaishakar and National Security Advisor
(NSA) Ajit Doval to island-states in the
Indian Ocean Region (IOR) took place in the backdrop of the recently-concluded ...
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Big Picture: India and the US-Maldives Defence Agreement
Dr. Sripathi Narayanan. · 23 Sep, 2020 · #5726 · Commentary
On 10 September 2020, Washington and Malé signed
the “Framework for U.S. Department of Defense-Maldives Ministry of Defence
Defense and Security Relationship.” This agreement ostensibly intends to deepen
bilateral efforts towards maintaining ...
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Indian Ocean Region
What Adeeb’s Escape Means for India and Indian Ocean Security
Dr. Sripathi Narayanan. · 26 Aug, 2019 · #5614 · Commentary
Detecting
the former Vice President of the Maldives, Ahmed
Adeeb, as a ‘stowaway’ in a tugboat off the coast of Tamil
Nadu not only raises a number of questions but should also be viewed in the
context of Maldivian politics. This ‘detection ...
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Three Years of the Modi Government
India-Maldives Relations: A Tale of Two Concerns
N Manoharan. · 28 Jun, 2017 · #5311 · Commentary
Though small, the Maldives is an important Indian neighbour. India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi called the Maldives “a valued partner in the Indian Ocean neighbourhood” and said that India-Maldives “ties are built on a very ...
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IPCS Discussion
Maldives: Contextualising Freedom of Speech in the Murder of Yameen Rasheed
Report. · 01 Jun, 2017 · #5289 · Commentary
On 19 May 2017, IPCS hosted Hussain Rasheed and Shauna Aminath for an interaction to discuss 'Maldives: Contextualising Freedom of Speech in the Murder of Yameen Rasheed'. Rasheed is the father of the slain Maldivian blogger, Yameen Rasheed ...
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Fragile States Index 2016
FSI and South Asia
Monish Gulati. · 10 Oct, 2016 · #5149 · Commentary
The Fragile States Index (FSI) is an annual ranking
of 178 nations, conceived with the core notion that weak and failing states
pose a challenge to the international community and in a highly interconnected
world, ‘pressures’ on one ...
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China Overtaking India in Maldives
Anjelina Patrick. · 15 Sep, 2016 · #5128 · Commentary
The amendment allowing land holdings in the Maldives by foreign entities might contribute to the strong hold of the Chinese in the India Ocean Region (IOR) due to its huge investment in infrastructure development. These have the potential to alter ...
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The Maldives-EU
Should Europe Impose Sanctions on the Maldives?
Richard Howitt. · 17 Feb, 2016 · #4989 · Commentary
One key test of democracy in countries where it has only recently emerged is based on how far the rights of the political opposition are fully respected. There is a temptation for governments to dismantle the tools that enabled them to be elected i ...
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Joint IPCS-Oval Observer Round-Table
Discussion Report: India’s Role in Building a Counter-Narrative to Isis Propaganda
Report. · 16 Dec, 2015 · #4945 · Commentary
On 9 December 2015, the Institute of Peace and Conflict Studies (IPCS), in collaboration with the Oval Observer Foundation, conducted a round-table discussion, titled ‘India’s Role in Building a Counter-Narrative to ISIS Propaganda&rsqu ...
