NEW DELHI: India and Maldives on Tuesday inked six agreements to expand cooperation in a range of areas including cyber security, with Prime Minister Narendra Modi announcing a USD 100 million financial aid to help the island nation complete certain infrastructure projects.
After wide-ranging talks with visiting Maldivian President Ibrahim Mohamed Solih, Modi also said that India will provide 24 vehicles and a naval vessel to the Maldivian security forces, besides developing police infrastructure in 61 islands in that country.
In his media statement, Modi, in the presence of Solih, said India “has been and will continue” to be the “first responder” to any need or crisis facing the Maldives.
The bolstering of bilateral defence and security ties including in the maritime domain comes in the backdrop of concerns over China’s growing forays into the Indian Ocean region, considered the backyard of the Indian Navy.
This story is from the August 03, 2022 edition of Millennium Post Delhi.
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