New Delhi: Former Maldivian president Mohamed Nasheed on Monday called on Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and the two leaders reportedly discussed the political situation in the atoll nation and its future, as Nasheed's party has been pushing for early polls following his ouster in February. Nasheed, who is in New Delhi for the last five days trying to drum up support for his demand for establishing a popular government in...
08:29 PM, Apr 23, 2012
President Waheed is still facing daily protests from Nasheed's MDP party members in Parliament, and on the streets, Nasheed's followers are out on at least five of the eleven islands in Maldives. ...
04:12 PM, Apr 23, 2012
Suhasini Haider: Hello and welcome to Worldview with me Suhasini Haider. It's an island in the Indian Ocean that has seen turbulent times and tonight we're talking to two big men locked in battle for the Maldives. In the studio we're pleased to welcome President Mohamed Nasheed, in fact, the ousted President for the moment and we have an exclusive interview with President Mohammed Waheed Hassan as well as we...
07:48 PM, Apr 21, 2012
Male: Angry lawmakers of former President Mohammed Nasheed's party on Thursday prevented the new President from delivering the opening address in Parliament even as protesters hit the streets clashing with police, deepening the political crisis. Even before President Mohammed Waheed came to parliament chambers, Nasheed's Maldivian Democratic Party (MDP) members removed his chair as well as that of his cabinet ministers and shouted slogans demanding his resignation. Waheed, who was...
12:31 AM, Mar 02, 2012
Male: Fresh violence erupted in Maldives including inside the parliament that was scheduled to open on Thursday with supporters of former President Mohammed Nasheed attacking the police and preventing President Mohammed Waheed Hassan from making his opening address. Nazim Sattar, Nasheed's younger brother has been arrested along with 17 other protesters. Even before Waheed came to parliament chambers', Nasheed's Maldivian Democratic Party (MDP) members removed his chair as well as...
12:59 PM, Mar 01, 2012
New Delhi: Initially in support of the coup in Maldives, India has now changed it's position and wants early elections in the island nation. But initially, the speed with which the largest democracy in the world abandoned the youngest democracy in Maldives has left many bewildered. what has prompted this change? When Mohammed Nasheed became the first democratically elected president of the Maldives, he opened the doors for New Delhi...
09:55 AM, Feb 19, 2012
Male: Maldives' ousted President Mohammed Nasheed's MDP party has said that it is grateful to India for its "timely intervention" to help resolve the political impasse in the county, a view shared by the new regime as well. "It has been a positive movement, a forward movement. India's role was very much important in ensuring that political and democratic process is on," said Ibrahim Hussein Zaki, a senior MDP leader...
06:11 PM, Feb 17, 2012
Male: When Mohammed Nasheed became the first democratically elected president of the Maldives, he opened the doors for New Delhi like never before. GMR got the contract to rebuild the international airport, prompting religious extremists calling for Nasheed's head. But more importantly, after trying in vain for three decades, India had finally got a strategic foothold in the Indian Ocean. In an exclusive security arrangement with India, Nasheed allowed Delhi...
07:46 AM, Feb 17, 2012
Male: President Dr Mohamed Waheed Hassan's brother, the Deputy High Commissioner of the Maldives to the UK, has announced his resignation and called for his brother to follow suit. Naushad Hassan said, "He could not support a regime that had taken over through a coup." Mohammed Waheed Hassan after the coup expanded his cabinet. The expansion includes two key players from former dictator Gayoom's administration. Former President Mohamed Nasheed is...
07:53 AM, Feb 16, 2012
Male: Facing coup charges, the Maldives' new regime on Monday said it was open to any independent probe into transfer of power in the country, where the Commonwealth was sending a fact-finding team amid efforts by nations like India to resolve the political crisis. Nearly a week after Mohammed Nasheed, the country's first democratically-elected President, stepped down in what he claimed was a coup attempt, the 54-nation Commonwealth grouping announced...
08:38 PM, Feb 13, 2012
20 MPs from former president Mohammed Nasheed's party spent Sunday night hiding in Parliament fearing arrest and even torture. ...
10:41 AM, Feb 13, 2012
Male: Riot police in Maldives clashed with former president Mohammed Nasheed supporters outside Parliament on Sunday. This came even as 20 MPs from his party spent the night holed up inside the Parliament building, fearing arrest and torture. Demonstrations outside Parliament started late on Sunday evening. People gathered when the MPs of the Maldivian Democratic Party, led by Mohammad Nasheed gathered outside Parliament. Reports say that the protests will continue...
08:54 AM, Feb 13, 2012
Male: New Maldivian President Mohammed Waheed Hassan expanded his cabinet on Sunday amid the ongoing crisis in the island nation. The expansion includes two key players from former dictator Gayoom's administration. The new President has inducted seven new ministers in his cabinet but the post of vice president has been kept empty as of now. The sources say that the key post may be given to Mohammed Nasheed's party, the...
07:14 PM, Feb 12, 2012
New Delhi: New Maldives President Mohammed Waheed Hassan on Sunday inducted seven ministers into his Cabinet. The move can be seen as an attempt to consolidate his position in the country. The south Asian country continues to be on the boil ever since the forced ouster of former president Mohammed Nasheed. Male witnessed sporadic protests by the supporters of Nasheed on Saturday. However, the main concern is now slowly shifting...
01:14 PM, Feb 12, 2012
New Delhi: Former president Mohammed Nasheed hit out at India in an exclusive interview to CNN-IBN. Nasheed said he is disappointed with India's reaction to the mutiny in his country and hopes that it would change its course soon. Nasheed said that he was forced to step down at gunpoint. He further said that the speaker of the House should take over and have fresh elections in two months. Here...
11:45 AM, Feb 12, 2012
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