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Is trouble brewing in the Indian Ocean?
By Selina MohsinView Point
The “great game” of the Kipling era was between Britain in India and expanding Tsarist Russia. Now a new one has emerged in the Indian Ocean, with multiple players on one side and China on the other.

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Maldives sets presidential vote with opposition in jail or exile
By TANSSoutheast Asia
The Maldives has set the date for its next presidential election with incumbent Abdulla Yameen in a commanding position -- and his two main rivals either in jail or exiled abroad.
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Maldives’ chief justice jailed for five months
By TANSSoutheast Asia
MALE: A court in the Maldives on Tuesday sentenced the country’s chief justice to nearly five months in prison on charges of obstructing government administration and justice.
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Maldives lifts state of emergency after 45 days
By TANSSouth Asia
Maldives President Abdulla Yameen on Thursday lifted a 45-day state of emergency which had outlawed protests amid political upheaval on the Muslim-majority Indian Ocean island chain.
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Maldives cites Kashmir, asks India not to meddle in its internal affairs
By TANSSouth Asia
A Maldivian minister on Tuesday asked India to “stay away” from his country’s political crisis, as it is an internal matter just like the Kashmir problem. Maldives does not interfere in India’s internal matters.

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Maldives declines India's invite for 16-nation 'Milan' naval exercise

Maldives has declined India's invitation to participate in the biennial naval exercise Milan, which starts March 6, Navy Chief Admiral Sunil Lanba said on Tuesday.

South Asia

TANS

Feb 27, 2018
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Maldives crisis deepens as opposition seeks Indian intervention

The declaration of a state of emergency in the Maldives and arrest of two senior judges prompted a exiled former president to ask India on Tuesday to send an envoy backed by military to free political.

Southeast Asia

TANS

Feb 06, 2018
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Maldives fights rumours of Island sales to Saudi with a clampdown on the media,critics

In the island state of the Maldives, which consists of 20 island clusters or atolls, Faafu is often called the 21st atoll. In other words, at the very bottom of the government’s priority.

South Asia

Omkar Khandekar

Mar 29, 2017

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