Will Indian Troops Move Out Of Maldives? What Both Sides Said After Meet
About 80 people, including medical professionals, are stationed in India to fly three aircraft and police the enormous marine expanse of the island.
Will the Indian military withdraw from the Maldives? Meeting in the nation’s capital, the two nations “agreed on a set of mutually workable solutions”; nevertheless, there was no reference to the departure of soldiers in New Delhi’s statement. However, according to the Maldives, the Indian troops would be “replaced” by May.
“During the meeting, both sides continued their discussions on wide ranging issues related to bilateral cooperation towards identifying steps to enhance the partnership, including expediting the implementation of ongoing development cooperation projects,” stated the Ministry of External Affairs in a statement.
Additionally, the parties reached an understanding on a number of compromises that would allow Indian aviation platforms to continue offering humanitarian relief and medical evacuation services to the Maldivians,” the Ministry stated.
India has deployed some 80 people, including medical professionals, to fly three aircraft and police the huge ocean territory of the archipelago.
Mohamed Muizzu, the president of the Maldives, took office in November with the promise to drive out Indian troops.
Though the Maldives have moved into the sphere of influence of China, its biggest external creditor, New Delhi still regards the Indian Ocean archipelago as falling within its purview.
