Modi and Muizzu open Maldives MoD building, release Uru-Vadhu Dhoni stamps
On 25 July 2025 in Male, PM Modi and President Muizzu inaugurated the India-funded Ministry of Defence building of Maldives and released commemorative stamps for 60 years of diplomatic ties.
Summary
Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Maldives President Mohamed Muizzu jointly inaugurated the Ministry of Defence building of Maldives in Male on 25 July 2025. The eleven-storey building, overlooking the Indian Ocean, was built with India's financial assistance. The two leaders also released commemorative stamps marking the 60th anniversary of India-Maldives diplomatic relations, depicting the Indian Uru, a large wooden dhow handcrafted in the boatyards of Beypore, Kerala, and the traditional Maldivian fishing boat Vadhu Dhoni. India was one of the first countries to establish diplomatic relations with Maldives after its independence in 1965.
Key facts
- Date / place
- 25 July 2025, Male
- Building
- Maldives Ministry of Defence, eleven storeys, India-funded
- Stamps
- 60 years of diplomatic relations
- Indian boat
- Uru dhow, Beypore (Kerala)
- Maldivian boat
- Vadhu Dhoni (reef and coastal fishing)
- Maldives independence
- 1965
Practice MCQs 2 questions
The India-Maldives commemorative stamps released on 25 July 2025 depict the Indian 'Uru' boat, handcrafted in the boatyards of:
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Correct answer: C — Beypore, Kerala
PIB (25 July 2025): the stamps depict the Indian boat Uru, a large wooden dhow handcrafted in the historic boatyards of Beypore, Kerala, and the Maldivian Vadhu Dhoni.
Which building in Male, constructed with India's financial assistance, was jointly inaugurated by PM Modi and President Muizzu on 25 July 2025?
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Correct answer: A — Ministry of Defence building
PIB (25 July 2025): the leaders jointly inaugurated the eleven-storey Ministry of Defence building of Maldives in Male, built with India's financial assistance.