India-Maldives Conflict: Amid the India-Maldives dispute, officials of the Indian High Commission in Maldives met officials of the Ministry of External Affairs in Male on Sunday (January 14). This conversation took place at the headquarters of the Foreign Ministry of Maldives. Ibrahim Khalil, Minister of the Strategic Communications Office of President Muizzu, told the local newspaper “SunOnline” in this regard that the meeting was at the level of a high-level core group. Meanwhile, Sun Online reported that under various military agreements, the Indian government has agreed to speed up the process of removing the military from there.
At the same time, Ibrahim Khalil told that in the COP28 conference held in Dubai in December, Maldivian President Muizzoo and the Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi There was a meeting between. At the same time, Maldives and India had agreed to form this core group. However, immediately after this meeting, Maldives talked about the departure of Indian troops from India by March 15. Apart from this, during the meeting, Maldivian officials also reviewed more than 100 bilateral agreements with India.
What is the number of Indian soldiers in Maldives?
According to government figures, there are 88 Indian soldiers in Maldives. Of these, 24 Indian military personnel are present in Maldives for the management of the first helicopter, 25 military personnel for the management of Dornier aircraft, 26 Indians for managing the second helicopter and two more Indian personnel for engineering and maintenance.
Efforts to strengthen relations with China
The discussion on the withdrawal of Indian military personnel started after three ministers of the Muizzu government posted derogatory comments against PM Modi, while after returning from the recently concluded state visit to China, Muizzu maintained relations with the ‘Dragon’. Tried to strengthen. During his international visit, the President of Maldives had signed 20 important agreements with China.
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‘Maldives cannot be threatened…’, said Muizzu
By the way, a day before this, Mohammed Muizzu had said that despite its small size, Maldives cannot be threatened. It is worth noting that the recent conversation between the officials of the Indian High Commission and the Foreign Ministry of Maldives has taken place almost two months after the demand for removal of Indian troops.
