Maldives

Maldives has launched its first tactical drones. The eyes in the sky will improve the country’s defense force’s monitoring, surveillance, and data capabilities.

To counter China’s advances, it is important to avoid creating a power vacuum.

India has kept a close watch on China’s activities and responded strongly where its security was directly affected.

Malé is playing India and China against each other and trying to get the best deal, but Muizzu appears to have gone a bit overboard this time. 

When it comes to India, a stark contrast emerges when comparing Abdulla Yameen’s current campaign rhetoric with his previous actions as president. 

A recent visit by India’s defense minister was just the latest in a surge of outreach toward Maldives as its election nears.

The Maldives has remained one of India’s key maritime partners in the Indian Ocean neighborhood.

The Delhi-driven subregional arrangement faces a number of challenges but stands as a noteworthy endeavor to coordinate on maritime safety and security in the Indian Ocean region.

Maldivians cannot wait much longer for durable solutions to the threats posed by climate change.

India’s sees subregional engagement, like the expanding Colombo Security Conclave, as critical for securing its strategic interests.

“To better understand the unraveling Indian Ocean geopolitics, it is important to study and understand the new maritime identities of the Indian Ocean islands.”