Maldives set to review three agreements with India | India- Maldives relation

Tensions are brewing in the Maldives as the country's parliament prepares to review three key agreements with India, raising concerns ...

Tensions are brewing in the Maldives as the country’s parliament prepares to review three key agreements with India, raising concerns over sovereignty.
The Maldivian parliamentary committee said on Monday that it will review three agreements made by former President Ibrahim Solih’s government with India. One of these deals involves the development of a naval base.

The parliamentary committee in charge of monitoring security services approved a proposal by Ahmed Azaan, a parliament member from President Mohamed Muizzu’s People’s National Congress (PNC) party, to investigate the three agreements.

These agreements include one for hydrographic surveys, another for constructing the UTF dockyard with grant assistance from India, and yet another for the Dornier aircraft gifted by India to the Maldives defense forces for humanitarian, search, and rescue operations.

Initially, Ahmed Azaan proposed a thorough review of all agreements with India signed by the former administration. However, later he suggested focusing specifically on certain agreements for the review.

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Azaan suggested appointing a sub-committee to look into these agreements and any other actions by the previous government that might have affected the Maldives’ sovereignty.

As a result, the parliamentary panel formed a sub-committee consisting of four MPs, including Azaan, to investigate the issue. However, the timeline for presenting the subcommittee’s findings has not been revealed yet.