Shri Narendra
Modi is conferred with Maldives highest award ‘Nishan Izzuddin’
The main aim of the visit is to further cement
ties with the Indian Ocean archipelago.
Earlier, Prime Minister Modi and President Solih
held delegation-level talks as the two countries signed a slew of agreements to
strengthen bilateral ties in a number of key areas including defence.
His last was in November 2018 to attend
President Solih’s swearing-in, this visit is the first by an Indian prime
minister at a bilateral level in eight years.
Relation
between India and Maldives
The relations between India and the Maldives
after the sworn in of President Abdulla Yameen.
The Imposition of restrictions on work visas for
Indians and signing of a new Free Trade Agreement with Beijing also did not go down
well with New Delhi.
The Maldives is a key to its Maritime Silk Road
project in the Indian Ocean acquired Hambantota port in Sri Lanka and Djibouti
in the Horn of Africa.
Indian Government offered the Maldives a line of
credit 800 million us dollars and three important projects have already been
identified and the project report preparation is underway.
Water supply and sewerage for 36 of the Islands
are implemented.
Another one is Addu Urban Development
Centre
The third project is the SME Development
Financing project.
About
Maldives
Capital: Malé
Currency: Maldivian rufiyaa
Continent: Asia
President: Ibrahim Mohamed Solih Trending
