EAM Jaishankar holds talks with Maldives Foreign Minister Abdulla Khaleel; HICDP Phase-III MoU signed
Abdulla Khaleel's 2–4 January visit followed President Muizzu's State Visit to India in October 2024.
Summary
External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar and Maldives Foreign Minister Abdulla Khaleel held bilateral talks in New Delhi on 3 January 2025 during Abdulla Khaleel's official visit to India from 2 to 4 January. S. Jaishankar and Abdulla Khaleel reviewed progress on understandings reached during President Mohamed Muizzu's State Visit to India in October 2024, and India reaffirmed support under its Neighbourhood First policy and Vision SAGAR. During the visit, the two sides signed an MoU for implementing High Impact Community Development Projects (HICDP) Phase-III in Maldives through Indian grant assistance.
Key facts
- Talks
- 3 January 2025, New Delhi
- Visit
- Official visit, 2–4 January 2025
- Maldives FM
- Dr Abdulla Khaleel
- Context
- Follows President Muizzu's State Visit to India, October 2024
- MoU
- High Impact Community Development Projects Phase-III in Maldives, through Indian grant assistance
- Framework
- Neighbourhood First; Vision SAGAR (Security and Growth for All in the Region); India–Maldives Comprehensive Economic and Maritime Security Partnership
Practice MCQs 2 questions
Who was the Maldives Foreign Minister who held talks with EAM S. Jaishankar in New Delhi on 3 January 2025?
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Correct answer: A — Abdulla Khaleel
MEA: Dr Abdulla Khaleel, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Maldives, was on an official visit to India from 2–4 January 2025 and held talks with EAM on 3 January.
During the Maldives Foreign Minister's visit of 2–4 January 2025, India and Maldives signed an MoU on which subject?
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Correct answer: B — High Impact Community Development Projects Phase-III
MEA: both sides signed an MoU for implementation of High Impact Community Development Projects under Phase-III in Maldives, through grant assistance by the Government of India.