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Maldives wants the withdrawal of Indian troops
EAM Jaishankar with his Maldives counterpart Moosa Zameer
Mr.G.Chandrasekar Jan 20 2024 Marine News

Maldives wants the withdrawal of Indian troops

Indian Ocean Island nation Maldives has pressed for the withdrawal of Indian troops from Male. Maldives foreign minister MoosaZameer, in a meeting with his counterpart S Jaishankar on the margins of the NAM summit in Ugandan capital Kampala, once again brought up the issue of withdrawal of Indian forces from the Indian Ocean country.

Maldives President Mohamed Muizzu has insisted on removal of Indian military personnel and last week formally asked India to do so by March 15. The Indian side, however, says talks are still on to find a "workable solution" to the issue.

While Jaishankar only said they had a frank conversation on India-Maldives ties, MrZameer said in a post on X they exchanged views on the ongoing high-level discussions on the withdrawal of Indian military personnel, as well as expediting the completion of ongoing development projects in the Maldives, and cooperation within SAARC and NAM. "We are committed to further strengthening and expanding our cooperation," he said.

The mention of SAARC summit is also significant as South Asia group, which includes Pakistan, remains dormant because of India's refusal to move ahead with the summit process. India sees Pakistan's support to cross-border terrorism as negating any progress under SAARC process.