Key Points
A civilian team from India reached Maldives on February 28 to take charge of one of the three aviation platforms in the island nation, ahead of the March 10 deadline agreed by the two nations for the withdrawal of Indian military personnel...
Muizzu had announced in his maiden address to Parliament on February 5 that the first group of Indian military personnel will be sent back from the island nation before March 10..
There are 88 military personnel manning the three Indian platforms that have been providing humanitarian as well as medical evacuation services to the people of the Maldives...
As per local media reports, Maldives successfully tied up with Sri Lanka to run flights for medical evacuation last week, indicating that it is bent on removing all Indian troops...
Muizzu. said that efforts are on with due importance "to regain the southern maritime area deprived of the country in addition to expelling Indian troops from the Maldives"...
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