Defence minister Rajnath Singh will on Wednesday hold talks with his Maldivian counterpart Mohammed Ghassan Maumoon and review various elements of bilateral defence cooperation, including training, exercises,

The Maldives' Defence Minister, Mohammed Ghassan Maumoon, is visiting India to rebuild military ties. This visit aims to enhance cooperation after India withdrew personnel following a request from Maldives' pro-China President,

Maldives’ Minister of Foreign Affairs, Abdulla Khaleel, has concluded his first official visit to India, an official press release by the Maldives’ Ministry of Foreign Affairs stated. The visit included high-level discussions and the signing of key agreements to advance development cooperation,

This visit, the first by a Maldivian Defence Minister since the government of President Mohamed Muizzu took office in November 2023, comes in the wake of political tensions surrounding the presence of Indian military personnel in the Maldives.

Khaleel was appointed as Maldives Minister of Foreign Affairs on September 30, last year by the country's President Mohamed Muizzu. Prior to the appointment, he was serving as the country's Minister of Health.

Maldives defence minister Mohamed Ghassan Maumoon will be visiting India next week, on January 7th and 8th, a visit that comes just days after the visit of Maldives foreign minister Abdulla Khaleel. This will be the first-ever visit of Maldives' Defence minister to Delhi since the current Muizzu government took charge in November 2023,