{"id":410705,"date":"2024-01-19T06:23:00","date_gmt":"2024-01-19T06:23:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/haftavasool.com\/haftavasool\/blog\/2024\/01\/19\/india-maldives-discuss-military-withdrawal-from-island-amid-row\/"},"modified":"2024-01-19T06:23:00","modified_gmt":"2024-01-19T06:23:00","slug":"india-maldives-discuss-military-withdrawal-from-island-amid-row","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/haftavasool.com\/haftavasool\/blog\/2024\/01\/19\/india-maldives-discuss-military-withdrawal-from-island-amid-row\/","title":{"rendered":"India, Maldives Discuss Military Withdrawal From Island Amid Row"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> [ad_1]<br \/>\n<br \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/c.ndtvimg.com\/2024-01\/prgq276_s-jaishankar-moosa-zameer-650-_650x400_19_January_24.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<div itemprop=\"articleBody\" id=\"ins_storybody\"><!-- \n\n<div itemprop=\"articleBody\" class=\"sp-cn ins_storybody\" id=\"ins_storybody\">--><\/p>\n<div class=\"ins_instory_dv\"><span itemprop=\"video\" itemscope=\"\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/VideoObject\"><meta itemprop=\"headline\" content=\"&quot;Frank Conversation&quot;: S Jaishankar On Meeting Maldivian Counterpart Amid Row\"\/><meta itemprop=\"name\" content=\"&quot;Frank Conversation&quot;: S Jaishankar On Meeting Maldivian Counterpart Amid Row\"\/><meta itemprop=\"description\" content=\"&quot;Frank Conversation&quot;: S Jaishankar On Meeting Maldivian Counterpart Amid Row\"\/><meta itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\" content=\"https:\/\/c.ndtvimg.com\/2024-01\/prgq276_s-jaishankar-moosa-zameer-650-_650x400_19_January_24.jpg\"\/><meta itemprop=\"uploadDate\" content=\"2024-01-19T11:53:09+05:30\"\/><meta itemprop=\"embedUrl\" content=\"https:\/\/www.ndtv.com\/video\/embed-player\/?id=754588&amp;category=embed&amp;autostart=1&amp;pWidth=650&amp;pHeight=403&amp;embed_type=story&amp;mute=1&amp;autostart=1&amp;mutestart=true&amp;ctitle=1&amp;miniplayer=1&amp;cache=2022\"\/><meta itemprop=\"ContentUrl\" content=\"https:\/\/ndtvod.pc.cdn.bitgravity.com\/23372\/ndtv\/web_18012024_n_IndiaMaldivesMeet_82545_63908_320.mp4\"\/><meta itemprop=\"duration\" content=\"T2M17S\"\/><\/span><\/p>\n<p><iframe id=\"videoembed\" class=\"videembedload\" src=\"https:\/\/c.ndtvimg.com\/2024-01\/prgq276_s-jaishankar-moosa-zameer-650-_650x400_19_January_24.jpg?im=FeatureCrop,algorithm=dnn,width=650,height=400\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.ndtv.com\/video\/embed-player\/?id=754588&amp;category=embed&amp;autostart=1&amp;pWidth=650&amp;pHeight=403&amp;embed_type=story&amp;mute=1&amp;autostart=1&amp;mutestart=true&amp;ctitle=1&amp;miniplayer=1&amp;cache=2022\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"0\" allowtransparency=\"true\" style=\"border:none; overflow:hidden; width:100%; height:403px; padding-bottom: 0px;padding-left:0px;\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p class=\"ins_instory_dv_caption sp_b\">S Jaishankar is in Kampala to represent India at the two-day summit of the NAM.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><b class=\"place_cont\">Kampala: <\/b><\/p>\n<p>External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Thursday met his Maldivian counterpart Moosa Zameer here and the two leaders had a &#8220;frank conversation&#8221; on ties between the two countries.<\/p>\n<p>The meeting between S Jaishankar and Mossa Zameer in the Ugandan capital city of Kampala came amid an unease in the Maldives&#8217; bilateral ties with India.<\/p>\n<p>Mr Jaishankar is in Kampala to represent India at the two-day summit of the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) beginning Friday.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Met Maldives FM @MoosaZameer today in Kampala. A frank conversation on India-Maldives ties. Also discussed NAM related issues,&#8221; Jaishankar posted on X, sharing a photograph of the meeting.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Met Maldives FM <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MoosaZameer?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@MoosaZameer<\/a> today in Kampala.<\/p>\n<p>A frank conversation on &#x1f1ee;&#x1f1f3;-&#x1f1f2;&#x1f1fb; ties. Also discussed NAM related issues. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/P7ResFlCaK\">pic.twitter.com\/P7ResFlCaK<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Dr. S. Jaishankar (@DrSJaishankar) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DrSJaishankar\/status\/1747995118156542063?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 18, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>In a post on X, Mr Zameer said it was a pleasure to meet Jaishankar in the margins of the NAM Summit.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We exchanged views on the ongoing high-level discussions on the withdrawal of Indian military personnel, as well as expediting the completion of ongoing development projects in the Maldives, and cooperation within SAARC and NAM,&#8221; he wrote.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We are committed to further strengthening and expanding our cooperation,&#8221; the Maldivian minister wrote. He also posted a photograph of the meeting.<\/p>\n<p>The India-Maldives ties came under some stress as Maldivian President Mohamed Muizzu, widely seen as a pro-China leader, maintained after assuming charge as the president in November that he will keep his election promise of evicting Indian military personnel from his country.<\/p>\n<p>A row erupted on social media earlier this month when a minister and some other leaders in the Maldives used derogatory remarks against Prime Minister Narendra Modi after he posted a video of him on a pristine beach in Lakshadweep.<\/p>\n<p>Mr Muizzu suspended the three ministers after their social media postings, which stirred concern in India and calls for a boycott by Indian tourists who ranked highest in numbers followed by Russia. Chinese tourists figured third.<\/p>\n<p>The Maldives is one of India&#8217;s key maritime neighbours in the Indian Ocean Region and the overall bilateral ties including in areas of defence and security witnessed an upward trajectory under the previous government in Male.<\/p>\n<p>In May last year, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh visited the Maldives during which he handed over a fast patrol vessel and a landing craft to the island nation.<\/p>\n<p>In August, Prime Minister Modi and then Maldivian President Ibrahim Mohamed Solih kick-started the India-funded Greater Male connectivity project, billed as the largest infrastructure initiative in the island nation.<\/p>\n<p>Under the Greater Male Connectivity Project (GMCP), a 6.74-km-long bridge and causeway link will be built to connect the capital city Male with adjoining islands of Villingli, Gulhifalhu and Thilafushi.<\/p>\n<p>The Maldives is also one of the biggest beneficiaries of India&#8217;s Neighbourhood First policy.<\/p>\n<p><i>(Except for the headline, this story has not been edited by NDTV staff and is published from a syndicated feed.)<\/i><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><br \/>\n<br \/>[ad_2]<br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ndtv.com\/india-news\/frank-conversation-s-jaishankar-on-meeting-maldivian-counterpart-moosa-zameer-amid-row-4887913\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[ad_1] S Jaishankar is in Kampala to represent India at the two-day summit of the NAM. 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