India-Maldives row: timeline of events

By Editorji News Desk
Published on | Jan 15, 2024

November 17, 2023

Pro-China leader Mohamed Muizzu became Maldives' 9th president, the fourth to be democratically elected in the country.

November 20, 2023

Newly-elected President Muizzu-led govt initiated efforts to expel 77 military personnel from the Maldives.

November 20, 2023

The Maldivian government said it will review more than 100 agreements signed with New Delhi.

January 2

PM Modi visited Lakshadweep and praised its beauty. Some Maldives ministers used offensive remarks against Modi.

January 7

The Indian High Commission in Male raised with the Maldivian government the issue of derogatory comments made against PM Modi.

January 7

3 ministers of the Maldives were suspended for making derogatory remarks against Modi.

January 8

As 'Boycott Maldives' trended on social media, celebs such as Akshay Kumar and Salman Khan urged Indians to explore Indian destinations.

January 9

Muizzu visited China and urged it to send more tourists to Maldives.

January 13

After returning from China, Muizzu said, "We may be small but this doesn't give them the license to bully us."

January 14

The Maldives and India initiated official talks on the withdrawal of the Indian military stationed in the Indian Ocean archipelagic nation.