GoI should not miss the opportunity to rid Maldives of Yameen NOW
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It is not just the chopper they want out, it is the entire indian security contingent present along with the chopper that they want out...druv comes with pilots, navigators, support technical staff, ground staff....next they would want our SigINT/ELINT team monitoring the listening station that India built out....Chinese would want India's eyes n ears wiped off Maldives...Yameen is doing their bidding.... Let's c how this pans out....
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In Maldives "India stepped back at the last minute after intelligence reports suggested that Chinese special forces had been quietly embedded in a construction project linking the capital city with the island on which the airport is located"
https://www.straitstimes.com/opinion/china-india-wayang-kulit-may-not-last
https://www.straitstimes.com/opinion/china-india-wayang-kulit-may-not-last
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#IndiaMaldives Indian warship INS Sumedha has been deployed to undertake EEZ surveillance of Maldives from May 9 to 17 as part of “mission based deployments”. Indian Navy’s Marine commandos also currently undertaking a joint training exercise in Maldives!
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UNSC non-permanent seat: India voted against Maldives, ensured it lost
Sachin Parashar| TNN | Updated: Jun 19, 2018, 11:22 IST
HIGHLIGHTS
(L to R) Foreign Ministers and UN Ambassadors from Germany, South Africa, Dominican Republic, Indonesia, and B... Indian Oceanneighbour fared poorly in the election.
Indonesia finally trumped Male's bid for the Asia-Pacific seat by an overwhelming margin. The Maldives got support from only 46 countries in the secret ballot voting on June 8 against the 144 which voted for Indonesia.
Details percolating through now indicate that not only did India not vote for the Maldives but also worked to ensure that the latter's core base of small island nations was considerably eroded. This meant that Male's final tally fell well short of even its own expectations.
Jakarta or Male? Delhi in a dilemma over UNSC seat nominee
It's well known that many of these countries pick their cues from India which signalled to them to support Indonesia. Male, at one stage, was claiming to have support from 60 countries in writing and 30 verbally.
The delegation from Maldives reacts after the vote during a General Assembly meeting to elect the five non-permanent members of the Security Council on June 8 (AFP photo)
While some may be tempted to dismiss India's vote as only of academic interest, given Indonesia's victory margin, it is still significant in the context of the strife in ties with Male in the recent past. That despite having pledged support to Male earlier, India worked against it will be seen by many as the first punitive action against the Maldives, a country which under President Abdulla Yameen is believed to have worked overtime to undermine India's security interests in Indian Ocean.
India is still smarting under Male's decision to ask Indian authorities to remove both its "gifted" helicopters + from the Maldives by June end and also under its instructions to immigration officials to put on hold fresh work permits for Indians. Both these decisions were reported first by ToI on June 5.
The Maldives ambassador to India, Ahmed Mohamed, though continues to claim support from India. He told ToI that he still stood by his tweet immediately after the voting that India had given in writing to the Maldives on June 7, a day before the election, that it was supporting Male's bid.
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To many though, the claim that India voted for the Maldives, ignoring Indonesia, in these circumstances stretched the limits of credulity. Indonesia, a leading Asean nation of 270 million, had sought support from India for its candidature during PM Narendra Modi's visit to Jakarta just ahead of the voting. The visit saw the 2 countries - as they sought to expand defence and maritime cooperation - upgrade their relationship to a comprehensive strategic partnership.
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Reward and punishment are rudimentary rules to be meted out to the doers. India''s stand is appropriate and suitable .Pradip Pal
India last week also broke its silence on the political situation in the Maldives and called out Yameen for sentencing of political prisoners without giving them a fair trial.
This, it said, had cast doubt on the commitment of Male to uphold the rule of law and that it also calls into question the credibility of the entire process of Presidential elections in September this year.
Sachin Parashar| TNN | Updated: Jun 19, 2018, 11:22 IST
HIGHLIGHTS
- Indonesia trumped Male's bid for the Asia-Pacific seat by an overwhelming margin
- Maldives got support from only 46 countries in the secret ballot voting on June 8 against 144 for Indonesia
- India's step is being seen as a punitive action against Maldives President Yameen for undermining India's security interests in the region
Indonesia finally trumped Male's bid for the Asia-Pacific seat by an overwhelming margin. The Maldives got support from only 46 countries in the secret ballot voting on June 8 against the 144 which voted for Indonesia.
Details percolating through now indicate that not only did India not vote for the Maldives but also worked to ensure that the latter's core base of small island nations was considerably eroded. This meant that Male's final tally fell well short of even its own expectations.
Jakarta or Male? Delhi in a dilemma over UNSC seat nominee
It's well known that many of these countries pick their cues from India which signalled to them to support Indonesia. Male, at one stage, was claiming to have support from 60 countries in writing and 30 verbally.
The delegation from Maldives reacts after the vote during a General Assembly meeting to elect the five non-permanent members of the Security Council on June 8 (AFP photo)
While some may be tempted to dismiss India's vote as only of academic interest, given Indonesia's victory margin, it is still significant in the context of the strife in ties with Male in the recent past. That despite having pledged support to Male earlier, India worked against it will be seen by many as the first punitive action against the Maldives, a country which under President Abdulla Yameen is believed to have worked overtime to undermine India's security interests in Indian Ocean.
India is still smarting under Male's decision to ask Indian authorities to remove both its "gifted" helicopters + from the Maldives by June end and also under its instructions to immigration officials to put on hold fresh work permits for Indians. Both these decisions were reported first by ToI on June 5.
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The Maldives ambassador to India, Ahmed Mohamed, though continues to claim support from India. He told ToI that he still stood by his tweet immediately after the voting that India had given in writing to the Maldives on June 7, a day before the election, that it was supporting Male's bid.
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England shatter men’s ODI team record; demolish AustraliaTo many though, the claim that India voted for the Maldives, ignoring Indonesia, in these circumstances stretched the limits of credulity. Indonesia, a leading Asean nation of 270 million, had sought support from India for its candidature during PM Narendra Modi's visit to Jakarta just ahead of the voting. The visit saw the 2 countries - as they sought to expand defence and maritime cooperation - upgrade their relationship to a comprehensive strategic partnership.
TOP COMMENT
Reward and punishment are rudimentary rules to be meted out to the doers. India''s stand is appropriate and suitable .Pradip Pal
India last week also broke its silence on the political situation in the Maldives and called out Yameen for sentencing of political prisoners without giving them a fair trial.
This, it said, had cast doubt on the commitment of Male to uphold the rule of law and that it also calls into question the credibility of the entire process of Presidential elections in September this year.
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What the FCUK is going on????
What Sushma Mata is doing????
https://www.business-standard.com/a...28-aircraft-to-seychelles-118062600815_1.html
Tue, June 26 2018. 17:32 IST
External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj on Monday handed over "world-class, state-of-art" second Dornier aircraft HAL Do-228 to Seychelles President Danny Faure, on behalf of India.
The second Dornier aircraft was gifted to Seychelles following the announcement by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in 2015 to handover the same.
Swaraj said that the gift would ensure, "quantum enhancement in maritime reconnaissance and will contribute in keeping Seychelles free from maritime threats."
"I wish Dornier a smooth, turbulence-free flight across the waters covering the two countries. I will also wish President Danny Faure, warms greetings and felicitation on occasion of National Day of Seychelles" Swaraj added.
She reiterated the phrase given by Prime Minister Narendra Modi: "SAGAR- Security and Growth for all in the region".
While calling India and Seychelles strong security partners, Swaraj affirmed that "India remains committed to supporting Seychelles' capacity-building, especially in the field of maritime security."
Further President of Seychelles termed it as "another milestone in (Indo-Seychelles) defense relations."
"The second Dornier would bolster the coastal surveilliance of Seychelles' extensive and exclusive economic zone of 1.4 million square kilometers," President Faure said.
He recounted the event when the first Dornier aircraft was gifted to Seychelles' Air Force in 2013.
"The first Dornier has been assisting Seychelles coast guard in rescue operations, air surveillance. India has donated three naval vessels to Seychelles" President Faure said.
General Dr VK Singh Retd Union Home Minister who was also present with the two leaders handed over the aircraft's symbolic key to President Faure.
The Do- 228, manufactured by HAL is equipped with combination of 360 deg Surveillance Radar, Forward Looking Infra-Red System, Satellite Communication, Traffic Collision and Avoidance System, Enhanced Ground Proximity Warning System and host of other customer specified sensors.
A Memorandum of Understanding was signed in 2003 between India and Seychelles to cement bilateral defense relations.
The President is on a six-day visit to India as part of which he met his Indian counterpart Ram Nath Kovind who hosted a banquet in his honour at Rashtrapati Bhawan.
Both countries also signed multiple Memoranda of Understanding in the fields of data sharing, culture, information technology, and education.
What Sushma Mata is doing????
https://www.business-standard.com/a...28-aircraft-to-seychelles-118062600815_1.html
Tue, June 26 2018. 17:32 IST
External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj on Monday handed over "world-class, state-of-art" second Dornier aircraft HAL Do-228 to Seychelles President Danny Faure, on behalf of India.
The second Dornier aircraft was gifted to Seychelles following the announcement by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in 2015 to handover the same.
Swaraj said that the gift would ensure, "quantum enhancement in maritime reconnaissance and will contribute in keeping Seychelles free from maritime threats."
"I wish Dornier a smooth, turbulence-free flight across the waters covering the two countries. I will also wish President Danny Faure, warms greetings and felicitation on occasion of National Day of Seychelles" Swaraj added.
She reiterated the phrase given by Prime Minister Narendra Modi: "SAGAR- Security and Growth for all in the region".
While calling India and Seychelles strong security partners, Swaraj affirmed that "India remains committed to supporting Seychelles' capacity-building, especially in the field of maritime security."
Further President of Seychelles termed it as "another milestone in (Indo-Seychelles) defense relations."
"The second Dornier would bolster the coastal surveilliance of Seychelles' extensive and exclusive economic zone of 1.4 million square kilometers," President Faure said.
He recounted the event when the first Dornier aircraft was gifted to Seychelles' Air Force in 2013.
"The first Dornier has been assisting Seychelles coast guard in rescue operations, air surveillance. India has donated three naval vessels to Seychelles" President Faure said.
General Dr VK Singh Retd Union Home Minister who was also present with the two leaders handed over the aircraft's symbolic key to President Faure.
The Do- 228, manufactured by HAL is equipped with combination of 360 deg Surveillance Radar, Forward Looking Infra-Red System, Satellite Communication, Traffic Collision and Avoidance System, Enhanced Ground Proximity Warning System and host of other customer specified sensors.
A Memorandum of Understanding was signed in 2003 between India and Seychelles to cement bilateral defense relations.
The President is on a six-day visit to India as part of which he met his Indian counterpart Ram Nath Kovind who hosted a banquet in his honour at Rashtrapati Bhawan.
Both countries also signed multiple Memoranda of Understanding in the fields of data sharing, culture, information technology, and education.
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Wrong thread? This thread is for Maldives, not Seychelles.
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Yameen Out!!!Seems like we got back our Ally.
Xi Xinping aka Winnie the pooh lost the race.The thread's title,dunno who created,was justified.
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Maldives voters throw out China-backed strongman president Abdulla Yameen, official results show
The opposition had feared the election would be rigged in favour of President Abdulla Yameen, whose first term was marked by a crackdown on political rivals, courts and the media
AgenciesUPDATED : Monday, 24 Sep 2018, 8:06AM
Voters in the Maldives have thrown out the incumbent president, Abdulla Yameen, in an extraordinary rebuke to a leader who jailed political opponents and judges and drew his country closer to China during a tumultuous five-year term.
Maldives opposition legislator Ibrahim Mohamed Solih won the country’s bitterly fought presidential election with 58.3 per cent of the popular vote, official results showed Monday.
Results released by the Elections Commission showed Solih, popularly known as Ibu, securing 133,808 votes compared to the 95,526 for incumbent Yameen. The voter turnout was over 88 per cent out of the 262,000-strong electorate.
There were no other candidates at Sunday’s election which was held with all key dissidents either in jail or exile. The campaign was also marred by severe restrictions on the opposition and the independent media.
Celebrations broke out across the tropical archipelago with opposition supporters carrying yellow flags of Solih’s Maldivian Democratic Party (MDP) and dancing on the streets.
Yameen, 59, was yet to concede but Solih claimed victory.
“This is a moment of happiness, a moment of hope, a moment of history,” Solih told an audience of journalists and members of his campaign team.
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“For many of us this has been a difficult journey, a journey that has led to prison cells or exile.
“It’s been a journey that has ended at the ballot box. I must thank all those people who have struggled for this cause.”
Abdulla Yameen casts his vote. Photo: EPA
Transparency Maldives, a local monitoring group, said its early results had shown Solih was the victor “by a decisive margin”.
“We call on all stakeholders to maintain an environment conducive for a peaceful transfer of power,” the group said.
A spokesman for Yameen declined to say if the strongman leader would be making any public statements in the few next hours.
Analysts had said Yameen was in a tough contest to win a second term against an opposition of disparate parties united by the goal of removing him from office.
Election looms in Maldives with President Abdulla Yameen, who is supported by China, determined to cling to power
But few were willing to predict his downfall given his control of the country’s election commission, its supreme court and the public broadcaster.
Since his election in 2013, the former civil servant has introduced criminal defamation laws, imprisoned or exiled his key political opponents and, in February, gutted the supreme court by arresting two of its five judges.
The China-Maldives Friendship Bridge. Photo: Xinhua
The US and EU had both threatened sanctions against Yameen and members of his government if they were seen to be interfering in Sunday’s poll.
Monitors said a record number of people voted on Sunday, with queues snaking around the blocks of many polling booths and the voting deadline extended by three hours to accommodate the demand.
The result puts Solih, 54, on track to be sworn in as the Maldives’ fourth president since it transitioned to democracy in 2008 after decades of monarchical and authoritarian rule.
A mild-mannered stalwart of the Maldivian democratic movement, Solih was among the MPs who tried – and were denied the right – to register the country’s first independent political party in 2003.
He is known for his cool temperament and is considered palatable to parties across the country’s polarised political spectrum.
What does China have to do with a Maldives coup? Ask Sri Lankan tourists
“It is crucial to note that as a lawmaker Ibu has enjoyed cross-party appeal more than any other,” said Azim Zahir, a Maldivian researcher based in Western Australia.
Should Solih become president, he will face challenges in keeping his disparate coalition together and in striking a balance between India, the country’s traditional patron and protector, and China, which has the wealth and willingness to fund the small country’s development.
During the election campaign, Yameen had presented himself as a Maldivian nationalist focused on economic development, pointing to infrastructure projects built during his term, including a 2km bridge linking Male to the international airport that opened earlier this month.
Many of these projects have been funded by an estimated US$1.3 billion in loans from China, a debt equal to more than one-quarter of the Maldivian GDP, and western diplomats fear it will leave the country vulnerable to Chinese influence.
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The opposition had feared the election would be rigged in favour of President Abdulla Yameen, whose first term was marked by a crackdown on political rivals, courts and the media
AgenciesUPDATED : Monday, 24 Sep 2018, 8:06AM
Voters in the Maldives have thrown out the incumbent president, Abdulla Yameen, in an extraordinary rebuke to a leader who jailed political opponents and judges and drew his country closer to China during a tumultuous five-year term.
Maldives opposition legislator Ibrahim Mohamed Solih won the country’s bitterly fought presidential election with 58.3 per cent of the popular vote, official results showed Monday.
Results released by the Elections Commission showed Solih, popularly known as Ibu, securing 133,808 votes compared to the 95,526 for incumbent Yameen. The voter turnout was over 88 per cent out of the 262,000-strong electorate.
There were no other candidates at Sunday’s election which was held with all key dissidents either in jail or exile. The campaign was also marred by severe restrictions on the opposition and the independent media.
Celebrations broke out across the tropical archipelago with opposition supporters carrying yellow flags of Solih’s Maldivian Democratic Party (MDP) and dancing on the streets.
Yameen, 59, was yet to concede but Solih claimed victory.
“This is a moment of happiness, a moment of hope, a moment of history,” Solih told an audience of journalists and members of his campaign team.
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“For many of us this has been a difficult journey, a journey that has led to prison cells or exile.
“It’s been a journey that has ended at the ballot box. I must thank all those people who have struggled for this cause.”
Abdulla Yameen casts his vote. Photo: EPA
Transparency Maldives, a local monitoring group, said its early results had shown Solih was the victor “by a decisive margin”.
“We call on all stakeholders to maintain an environment conducive for a peaceful transfer of power,” the group said.
A spokesman for Yameen declined to say if the strongman leader would be making any public statements in the few next hours.
Analysts had said Yameen was in a tough contest to win a second term against an opposition of disparate parties united by the goal of removing him from office.
Election looms in Maldives with President Abdulla Yameen, who is supported by China, determined to cling to power
But few were willing to predict his downfall given his control of the country’s election commission, its supreme court and the public broadcaster.
Since his election in 2013, the former civil servant has introduced criminal defamation laws, imprisoned or exiled his key political opponents and, in February, gutted the supreme court by arresting two of its five judges.
The China-Maldives Friendship Bridge. Photo: Xinhua
The US and EU had both threatened sanctions against Yameen and members of his government if they were seen to be interfering in Sunday’s poll.
Monitors said a record number of people voted on Sunday, with queues snaking around the blocks of many polling booths and the voting deadline extended by three hours to accommodate the demand.
The result puts Solih, 54, on track to be sworn in as the Maldives’ fourth president since it transitioned to democracy in 2008 after decades of monarchical and authoritarian rule.
A mild-mannered stalwart of the Maldivian democratic movement, Solih was among the MPs who tried – and were denied the right – to register the country’s first independent political party in 2003.
He is known for his cool temperament and is considered palatable to parties across the country’s polarised political spectrum.
What does China have to do with a Maldives coup? Ask Sri Lankan tourists
“It is crucial to note that as a lawmaker Ibu has enjoyed cross-party appeal more than any other,” said Azim Zahir, a Maldivian researcher based in Western Australia.
Should Solih become president, he will face challenges in keeping his disparate coalition together and in striking a balance between India, the country’s traditional patron and protector, and China, which has the wealth and willingness to fund the small country’s development.
During the election campaign, Yameen had presented himself as a Maldivian nationalist focused on economic development, pointing to infrastructure projects built during his term, including a 2km bridge linking Male to the international airport that opened earlier this month.
Many of these projects have been funded by an estimated US$1.3 billion in loans from China, a debt equal to more than one-quarter of the Maldivian GDP, and western diplomats fear it will leave the country vulnerable to Chinese influence.
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GOI did the right thing of not interfering. Yameen has been ousted by his own people.
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I hope we don't repeat the same mistakes of Sri Lanka.Yameen Out!!!Seems like we got back our Ally.
Xi Xinping aka Winnie the pooh lost the race.The thread's title,dunno who created,was justified.
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Rajapskha is about make a second coming. Apparently India is warming up to him rather than make him an enemy. They might have learnt a hard lesson after the 2015 debacle.
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He was in India recently and met the leadership here. His lack of balance by leaning overly towards the Chinese cost him power and SriLanka a lot of money.
He is showing maturity by reaching out in India. Lets see what SriLankan's think of him in elections.
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There is nothing to see anew. Have you seen the last local government election results few months back?
http://www.adaderana.lk/local-authorities-election-2018/
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https://www.reuters.com/article/us-...es-election-defeat-in-statement-idUSKCN1M40RT
Maldives president Yameen concedes election defeat in statement
NEW DELHI (Reuters) - Maldives President Abdulla Yameen conceded defeat to opposition candidate Ibrahim Mohamed Solih on Monday in a presidential election.
Maldives President Abdulla Yameen (C) arrives to cast his vote at a polling station during the presidential election in Male, Maldives September 23, 2018. President Media//Handout via REUTERS
“Maldivian people have decided what they want. I have accepted the results from yesterday. Earlier today, I met with Ibrahim Mohamed Solih, who the Maldivian electorate has chosen to be their next president. I have congratulated him,” Yameen said in a televised press conference.
The country’s Elections Commission said Solih won by a margin of 16.7 percent in Sunday’s vote.
Reporting by Alasdair Pal; Editing by Sanjeev Miglani
Maldives president Yameen concedes election defeat in statement
NEW DELHI (Reuters) - Maldives President Abdulla Yameen conceded defeat to opposition candidate Ibrahim Mohamed Solih on Monday in a presidential election.
Maldives President Abdulla Yameen (C) arrives to cast his vote at a polling station during the presidential election in Male, Maldives September 23, 2018. President Media//Handout via REUTERS
“Maldivian people have decided what they want. I have accepted the results from yesterday. Earlier today, I met with Ibrahim Mohamed Solih, who the Maldivian electorate has chosen to be their next president. I have congratulated him,” Yameen said in a televised press conference.
The country’s Elections Commission said Solih won by a margin of 16.7 percent in Sunday’s vote.
Reporting by Alasdair Pal; Editing by Sanjeev Miglani
