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Jan 08, 2025 07:46 AM IST

Defence minister Rajnath Singh will on Wednesday maintain talks along with his Maldivian counterpart Mohammed Ghassan Maumoon and overview numerous components of bilateral defence cooperation, together with coaching, workouts, defence initiatives, workshops and seminars to boost the aptitude of the Maldives Nationwide Defence Pressure, the defence ministry stated on Tuesday.

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The talks may even give attention to the provision of defence gear and shops to the Indian Ocean archipelago, it stated in assertion.

Maumoon is visiting India from January 8 to 10. His go to comes days after India pledged its continued assist for the Maldives throughout talks between exterior affairs minister S Jaishankar and his Maldivian counterpart Abdulla Khaleel, signalling a rising thaw in bilateral relations that hit a tough patch final yr.

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“India and the Maldives share non secular, historic, linguistic and ethnic ties. The Maldives occupies a particular place in India’s ‘Neighbourhood First’ coverage, which goals to deliver stability and prosperity within the Indian Ocean Area (IOR),” the assertion stated.

Each nations are key gamers in sustaining security and safety within the IOR and contributing to India’s imaginative and prescient of Safety and Progress for All within the Area (SAGAR), it added.

Final week, Jaishankar famous that there had been some necessary and constructive developments in bilateral relations since Maldivian President Mohamed Muizzu’s go to to India final October, when the 2 sides agreed on a complete financial and maritime safety partnership to deepen ties.

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Bilateral ties took successful final yr after Muizzu got here to energy on the again of an “India Out” marketing campaign. He pressured India to withdraw greater than 85 navy personnel who had been deployed within the Maldives to function an plane and two helicopters, and his overseas coverage displayed a tilt in the direction of China.

Nonetheless, relations improved after Muizzu was amongst regional leaders invited to Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s inauguration final yr.

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