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New Delhi: The national security services committee of the Peoples Majlis (parliament) of Maldives Monday opened a parliamentary inquiry into at least three agreements signed between Mal and New Delhi under the previous Ibrahim Solih administration...
The news of the inquiry comes as President of Maldives Mohamed Muizzu is on a two-day visit to India on 9-10 June for the swearing-in of Prime Minister Narendra Modi...
Ties between the two countries have remained frosty since Muizzu assumed power in November 2023...
Today, the National Security Services Committee of the parliament has decided to conduct a parliamentary inquiry to investigate actions undertaken by President @ibusolihs administration that undermined the sovereignty and independence of the Maldives, said Ahmed Azaan, a Maldivian MP, on social media...
Azaan, MP for Hithadhoo Central, moved the motion for the inquiry by the Majlis committee into agreements signed by the Solih administration between 2018 and 2023 with New Delhi, including a hydrography agreement, the pact to construct and maintain a Maldives National Defence Force (MNDF) Coast Guard Harbour at Sifvaru and the agreement to operate Dornier aircraft, according to local media reports...
