Discussions held with India on enhancing defense cooperation

Maldives and India have held discussions with India on enhancing existing defense cooperation between the two nations.

The discussions took place during a meeting between Maldives’ Chief of Defense Force Lieutenant General Abdul Raheem Abdul Latheef and the Ambassador of India to the Maldives Munu Mahawar.

The meeting was also attended by Indian High Commission’s Defense Advisor Capital Deepak Bali.

Disclosing details regarding the meeting, Chief of Defense Force Abdul Raheem said ongoing defense cooperation activities between the nations were reviewed while deliberations also took place on avenues to move forward with military-to-military engagements.

The former Maldivian administration had been put in the hot seat for military relations with India by the then-opposition.

Senior officials in the incumbent administration, back then the opposition, had accused the former administration of executing various undisclosed defense agreements with India.