India, Maldives partnership a real force of stability, prosperity for Indian Ocean Region: MEA

India, Maldives partnership a real force of stability, prosperity for Indian Ocean Region: MEA

• India has said that its partnership with Maldives is of great consequence and a real force of stability and prosperity for the Indian Ocean Region. Defence cooperation is another key pillar of the partnership.
• Lauding Maldives policy of India First and India's policy of Neighborhood First, the minister said, in recent times under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and President Ibrahim Mohamed Solih, the India-Maldives partnership has achieved momentum and indeed dynamism on an unprecedented scale. Dr. Jaishankar highlighted people-to-people ties between the two countries as India was among the top sources of tourists for Maldives in 2020 and 2021, helped by the air bubble arrangement.

Published date : 29 Mar 2022 11:35AM