Tapping into a fast-growing economy, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has been offering financial help to India’s neighbors as he tries to counter China’s influence.
Tag: Maldives
Why Time Is Running Out Across the Maldives’ Lovely Little Islands
Global tourism brought a modern economy to the country’s thousand islands. For many Maldivians, the teeming capital beckons.
The Maldives Is a Tiny Paradise. Why Are China and India Fighting Over It?
Asia’s two giants are crowding the island nation with building projects, tossing its newborn democracy to and fro.
India and Maldives Trade Barbs After Modi’s Beach Visit
Some in the Maldives were critical of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s trip to nearby Indian islands to promote tourism, seeing it as an attempt to draw visitors away from their nation.
In Maldives Election, Mohamed Muizzu Defeats President Ibrahim Mohamed Solih
Mohamed Muizzu, the mayor of the capital city pushing for closer ties with China, won a runoff against the pro-India incumbent, Ibrahim Mohamed Solih.
20 Nations at High Risk From Global Warming Might Halt Debt Payments
The countries want their collective $685 billion in debts forgiven so the money can be invested in climate projects.
The Maldives Lured Tourists Back. Now It Needs Nurses.
The island nation kept Covid cases low, and its resorts open, for much of the pandemic. But a recent surge exposed its overreliance on expatriate health workers.
Former Maldives President Is Critically Injured in Bombing
Police characterized the attack on Mohamed Nasheed, who now leads the country’s parliament, as an assassination attempt.
Maldives Courts Influencers Amid Covid-19
By urging travelers to visit, the Maldives is reviving its luxury resorts. It’s also risking new outbreaks and courting controversy on social media.
U.S. to Establish Embassy in the Maldives
Competing for influence in the region with China, the United States will for the first time have an embassy in the tiny nation of islands off the shore of India.