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Agriculture experts have urged sharing evidence-based climate-smart practices in South Asia to strengthen smallholder farmers' resilience. The recent forum in the Maldives emphasized collaboration to promote sustainable growth and food security across the region.
Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi and Maldivian Finance Minister Ibrahim Ameer signed the agreement during a ceremony in Malé, the Maldivian capital.
Indian contractors and engineers, in collaboration with local Maldivian authorities, are spearheading the construction efforts, ensuring that the projects are completed to international standards.
Maldives Muizzu's presence at the high-profile event reflects the growing warmth and cooperation between the two countries, which have witnessed a remarkable transformation in their bilateral relations in recent years.
External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar emphasized the foundation of India-Maldives ties on "mutual interests" and "reciprocal sensitivity" during talks with Maldivian counterpart Moosa Zameer.
The two nations are presently in talks regarding the withdrawal of over 75 Indian military personnel from the Indian Ocean archipelago, prompted by Maldivian President Mohamed Muizzu's request for their removal by March 15th.
The Maldives, heavily in debt to China after infrastructure loans, faces "high risk" warns the IMF. President Solih's request for Indian troops to leave adds tension, raising concerns about China's growing influence and potential debt trap.
The presence of a Chinese research ship in the Maldives sparks diplomatic tensions with India, reflecting a broader regional power struggle.
The dispute intensified when, on January 31, the Indian Army intercepted a Maldivian fishing boat operating within the Maldives' Special Economic Zone, situated 72 nautical miles northeast of Dhidhdhoo, Haa Alifu Atoll.
According to the Maldives Foreign Ministry, both parties agreed that the Government of India will replace military personnel in one of the three aviation platforms by 10 March 2024, and will complete the replacement of military personnel in the other two platforms by May 10, 2024.
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