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New Maldives President won’t be anti-India or pro-China: Mohamed Nasheed

October 6, 2023 admin

President-elect of the Maldives Mohamed Muizzu (right) of the People’s National Congress party attends a gathering with supporters following the country’s presidential election, in Male on October 02, 2023. | Photo Credit: AFP The new Maldives President-elect’s transition team hopes to invite Prime Minister Narendra Modi to the swearing-in ceremony of Mohamed Muizzu in Male…

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Morning Digest | Kevin McCarthy becomes the first Speaker ever to be ousted in a U.S. House vote; Delhi Police arrest NewsClick founder, HR head in alleged terror case and more

October 4, 2023 admin

Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., leaves the House floor after being ousted as Speaker of the House at the Capitol in Washington on October 3, 2023. | Photo Credit: AP Kevin McCarthy becomes the first speaker ever to be ousted from the job in a U.S. House vote Speaker Kevin McCarthy was voted out of the job Tuesday…

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U.S. keeps distance on Muiz’s plan to end Indian military presence in Maldives

October 3, 2023 admin

“This is a matter between the Maldives and India of course,” the U.S. State Department’s Principal Deputy Spokesperson Vedant Patel said at the daily press briefing. File | Photo Credit: X: Vedant Patel/@StateDeputySpox The U.S. government, on Tuesday, did not weigh in on Maldives president-elect Mohamed Muiz saying he would fulfil his election promise and…

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Maldives president-elect says he’s committed to removing the Indian military from the archipelago

October 3, 2023 admin

Maldives’ President-elect of the Maldives’ Mohamed Muizzu (C) of the People’s National Congress (PNC) party delivers a speech during a gathering with supporters following the country’s presidential election, in Male on October 2, 2023. | Photo Credit: AFP The President-elect of the Maldives said he will stick to his campaign promise to remove Indian military…

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Jailed Maldivian leader Abdulla Yameen transferred to house arrest

October 2, 2023 admin

Former President of the Maldives Abdulla Yameen, imprisoned on the charges of alleged corruption, waves towards his supporters gathered outside his residence after his transfer to house arrest in Male on October 1, 2023. | Photo Credit: AFP A day after his victory in the Maldives’s election run-off, President-elect Mohamed Muizzu secured the transfer…

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Opposition candidate Muizzu poised for victory in Maldives presidential run-off

September 30, 2023 admin

Maldives’ main opposition candidate Mohamed Muizzu casts his vote in Male, Maldives, on September 30, 2023. | Photo Credit: AP Frontrunner and Opposition candidate Mohamed Muizzu appeared poised for victory in the Maldivian presidential race, provisional results of Saturday’s run-off showed, as he beat the India-friendly incumbent Ibrahim Mohamed Solih in a closely fought contest…

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Maldivians vote in a run-off Presidential in shadow of India-China power play

September 30, 2023 admin

People’s National Congress (PNC) candidate Mohamed Muizzu casts his ballot at a polling station during the second round of Maldives’ presidential election in Male on September 30, 2023. The Maldives began voting on September 30 to decide their next president in a referendum on whether to hitch their fortunes to China or India, both vying…

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