India, Maldives hold second core group meeting on troops issue

The Maldivian government has officially requested New Delhi to provide information about an incident involving Indian Coast Guard personnel boarding three Maldivian fishing vessels within its economic zone without prior communication with relevant authorities. The Maldives defence ministry addressed the issue in a statement on Friday (Feb 2), stating, "On Feb. 1, 2024, the foreign ministry of the Maldives has asked (India) officially for the details of the operation that was carried out while Maldivians were fishing in the Maldivian exclusive economic zone, without any coordination with the relevant authorities and against all international laws." #MaldivesIndiaTensions #CoastGuardIncident #MaritimeDispute #DiplomaticRow #EconomicZoneViolation #IndianCoastGuard #MaldivianFishingBoats #InternationalLaws #DiplomaticTensions #ForeignRelations #IndianMilitary #MaldivesDefense #MaritimeSecurity #CoastGuardInterrogation #DiplomaticChallenge #NavalStandoff #ExclusiveEconomicZone #DiplomaticIncident #IndianForeignPolicy #MaritimeSovereignty Maldives-India Relations, Coast Guard Incident, Maritime Dispute, Economic Zone Violation, Diplomatic Row, International Laws, Maldivian Fishing Vessels, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Indian Coast Guard, Diplomatic Tensions, Male Government, Comprehensive Details, Naval Operation, Indian Military Personnel, Diplomatic Resolution,Core Group Meeting, Aviation Platforms, Humanitarian Services, Maldivian Foreign Ministry, Military Personnel Replacement ~HT.292~PR.101~PR.152~

The Maldives will maintain Indian aviation assets, including two naval helicopters and a Dornier aircraft, but India will replace military personnel handling...

India will replace military personnel at aviation platforms in the Maldives with competent Indian technical personnel, the Ministry of External Affairs said on...