Mohamed Nasheed blames Abdulla Yameen for anti-India sentiment in the Maldives, calls joining China's belt and road a mistake
Slamming Chinese investment policies that have created debt, Mohamed Nasheed said, "Look at what is happening in Sri Lanka, it is so sad," adding "it was a mistake that we took part in the road and belt initiative."
Apr 28, 2022, 15:44 PM IST
Ex-Maldives President Mohamed Nasheed hurt in blast outside home: Police
Former Maldives president Mohamed Nasheed sustained injuries in a blast outside his family home on May 6. He is currently receiving treatment at ADK Hospital.
May 06, 2021, 22:46 PM IST
Congratulations are in order: Ex-Maldives President Nasheed wishes Narendra Modi, BJP after exit poll results
The data released by most exit polls predicted BJP-led NDA crossing the majority mark of 272 and even breaching the 300-mark.
May 20, 2019, 12:04 PM IST
Maldives SC stays arrest order against former President Nasheed
Nasheed had announced that he will return to Maldives on November 1 after the opposition, led by his Maldivian Democratic Party (MDP), had registered a surprise victory in elections held in September.
Oct 30, 2018, 20:18 PM IST
Despite row over 'invade Maldives' tweet, Subramanian Swamy says India should protect its citizens
The Centre has already distanced itself from the controversy over Swamy's tweet on the Maldives.
Aug 28, 2018, 12:24 PM IST
India's remark on extension of emergency a 'distortion of facts', says Maldives
Reacting to concerns raised by India over the extension of emergency in the Maldives, the country`s MoFA on Thursday said the assertion by India about was a distortion of facts.
Feb 22, 2018, 23:14 PM IST
No valid reason to extend emergency: India to Maldives
India said on Thursday it does not see a valid reason for the Maldivian parliament to extend emergency.
Feb 22, 2018, 23:00 PM IST
Expect that Maldives will not extend emergency: India
Democratic institutions and the courts should be allowed to function without interference, India said.
Feb 20, 2018, 17:15 PM IST
We don't want India and China against each other: Former Maldivian President Mohamed Nasheed
Speaking at an event in Bengaluru, he said, "We don't want India and China against each other, not at all."
Feb 18, 2018, 00:26 AM IST
Amid political crisis, Maldives military throws MPs out of parliament
This comes a day after the military personnel blocked the MPs from entering the Parliament.
Feb 14, 2018, 21:29 PM IST
Maldives' top court revokes order to free prisoners; former president Nasheed seeks India's intervention
Maldives' Supreme court on Tuesday night revoked an order to release nine high-profile political prisoners.
Feb 06, 2018, 23:50 PM IST
'Disturbed' by Maldives emergency, monitoring situation carefully, says India
Maldives has seen a number of political crisis since the ouster of its first democratically-elected president Nasheed in 2012.
Feb 06, 2018, 20:39 PM IST
Murdered Maldivian blogger's father seeks India's help
"I want India to press the Maldives government to make my son`s murder case investigation go for a fair trial," Hussain Rasheed.
May 20, 2017, 12:32 PM IST
Maldives quits Commonwealth, terms it 'difficult' but 'inevitable' decision
The Maldives on Thursday pulled out of the Commonwealth calling as "unjust" the grouping's decision to penalise the island nation over the circumstances that led to then President Mohamed Nasheed's ouster in 2012 and the lack of subsequent progress in resolving the political unrest.
Oct 13, 2016, 19:15 PM IST
Maldives issues arrest warrant for ex-president Nasheed
The Maldives government said on Wednesday it was seeking the arrest of former president Mohamed Nasheed for failing to return to the archipelago to complete a prison sentence after receiving medical treatment in Britain.
Aug 31, 2016, 15:58 PM IST
Maldives jails ex-VP for plotting to kill president
Former Maldives deputy leader Ahmed Adeeb has been jailed for 15 years for plotting to assassinate the president, the latest in a string of prosecutions of senior politicians and opposition figures in the troubled island nation.
Jun 10, 2016, 12:08 PM IST
Former Maldives VP Ahmed Adeeb gets 10 years on terrorism charge
Adeeb still faces charges of trying to assassinate Gayoom when an explosion hit his presidential speedboat last year.
Jun 06, 2016, 13:25 PM IST
UK grants asylum to Maldives' ex-president Mohamed Nasheed
A prominent human rights campaigner and Maldives' first democratically elected president, 49-year-old Nasheed had been allowed to go to Britain in January for the for spinal cord surgery following a deal brokered by Sri Lanka, India and the UK.
May 24, 2016, 05:40 AM IST
US concerned over Maldives' lack of legitimate political space
The US has expressed concern over "narrowing of legitimate political space" in Maldives, saying too many opposition politicians still remain behind bars due to the government's "intolerance" for criticism.
May 12, 2016, 11:41 AM IST
US Senate asks Maldives to rectify 'injustice' to Nasheed
The US Senate has unanimously adopted a resolution calling on the Maldives to rectify the "injustice" meted out to its former president Mohamed Nasheed and all other "political prisoners".
Apr 08, 2016, 10:11 AM IST
