India @ 9 with Rajdeep Sardesai

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh hits out at the BJP calling its leadership abusive and arrogant. ...
11:57 PM, Mar 06, 2013

Maldives: Ex-President Nasheed arrested in Male Former Maldives President Mohamed Nasheed was on Tuesday arrested in the island country's capital Male in connection with a case of abuse of power. Nasheed will likely be produced in a court on Wednesday at 4 pm. ...  
03:15 PM, Mar 05, 2013

Growth of democracy in Maldives also in India's own interest: Nasheed

Former president of Maldives Mohammed Nasheed said that the situation was precarious in Maldives and that he was worried at what turn it will take next. ...
05:17 PM, Mar 01, 2013

Will restore GMR deal if I return to power: Maldives ex-President Former Maldivian President Mohammed Nasheed spoke to CNN-IBN in his first interview to an Indian TV channel. Speaking to CNN-IBN he said that he will restore the GMR deal with Maldives Airport if he comes to power. "We will restore the deal and will do it in a transparent way," he said. ...  
08:27 AM, Mar 01, 2013

India sends team to Maldives as Nasheed faces arrest India has stepped up intervention in Maldives as it appears that former President Mohammed Nasheed will defy a second court summon against him. The Indian High Commission is getting help from a team of diplomats sent by south block amidst growing concern that the crisis is getting dangerously prolonged. ...  
03:21 PM, Feb 20, 2013

Maldives court asks police to present Nasheed before it A Maldivian Court on Monday ordered the police to produce Mohamed Nasheed before it, prompting them to approach the Foreign Ministry to talk to the Indian High Commission where the former President is holed up for the sixth day. ...  
07:01 PM, Feb 18, 2013

Maldives crisis: Indian officials working on 'settlement' India has been forced into a balancing act when it comes to former Maldives president Mohammed Nasheed, who is still at the Indian High COmmission in Male. Indian officials have admitted to CNN-IBN that they are trying to work out a settlement by which Nasheed can leave the Indian High Commission. ...  
06:32 PM, Feb 15, 2013

Nasheed creating a rift between India, Maldives: Maldives Press Secy

Maldives wants India to stay out of its internal affairs. Maldivian Press Secretary Masood Imad told CNN-IBN that former President Mohammed Nasheed is trying to create a rift between the two countries. He claims it's a judicial matter even as the former President continued to remain holed up inside the Indian Embassy in Male. ...
02:50 PM, Feb 15, 2013

Won't take action that fuels instability, Maldives govt assures India It has been more than two days that former Maldives president Mohammed Nasheed has been holed up inside the Indian High Commission in Male. The Maldivian government has reassured India saying it won't take any harsh decision on former president Nasheed to fuel instability. ...  
11:02 AM, Feb 15, 2013

Maldives: Former president Nasheed still holed up There is no end to the crisis in the Maldives as former president Mohamed Nasheed is still holed up in the Indian high commission in Male despite Delhi's intervention. Meanwhile, Minister of External Affairs Salman Khurshid on Thursday spoke to his Maldivian counterpart, explaining India's position. ...  
08:53 PM, Feb 14, 2013

Khurshid speaks to Maldives govt to defuse crisis India is making efforts to resolve the crisis in Maldives, where former president Mohamed Nasheed continues to remain holed up in the Indian High Commission, even as Minister for External Affairs Salman Khurshid spoke to his counterpart in the Maldivian government on Thursday. ...  
05:28 PM, Feb 14, 2013

Khurshid to speak to Maldives government The crisis in Maldives has sparked a diplomatic row between the country and India after former Maldivian president Mohammed Nasheed took refuge at the Indian High Commission in Male on Thursday. According to sources, Minister of External Affairs Salman Khurshid is slated to speak to his Maldivian counterpart about the former president. ...  
04:52 PM, Feb 14, 2013

Maldives hits out at India for reaction to warrant against Nasheed Maldives has hit out at India for its reaction to the arrest warrant against former President Mohammed Nasheed. In an official statement, Male said, "It is unfortunate that the Government of India has decided to publicly comment on today's events instead of opting for bilateral discussions between the two governments. It is further unfortunate that the Government of India has decided to comment on the types of candidates that could...  
11:01 AM, Feb 14, 2013

Ensure Nasheed contests elections: India Former Maldives President Mohammed Nasheed is in fresh trouble and has taken refuge at the Indian High Commission in Male after the country's highest court refused to stay the arrest warrant against him. ...  
11:35 PM, Feb 13, 2013

Full text: MEA statement on crisis in Maldives There is no relief for former Maldives president Mohammed Nasheed as the coutry's high court has refused to stay the arrest warrant against him. The warrant was issued against the former president by a court in Maldives after he failed to turn up in the court on Monday in connection with the alleged illegal detention of judge Abdullah Gazi. ...  
06:35 PM, Feb 13, 2013

Maldives ex-President seeks refuge at Indian embassy There is no relief for former Maldives president Mohammed Nasheed as the coutry's high court has refused to stay the arrest warrant against him. The warrant was issued against the former president by a court in Maldives after he failed to turn up in the court on Monday in connection with the alleged illegal detention of judge Abdullah Gazi. ...  
05:56 PM, Feb 13, 2013

Maldives ex-President at Indian embassy in Male after arrest warrant Former president of Maldives Mohammed Nasheed reached the Indian embassy in Male following an arrest warrant, according to sources. The warrant was issued against him by a court in Maldives after he failed to turn up in the court on Monday. ...  
03:14 PM, Feb 13, 2013

Nasheed meets Manmohan to discuss Maldives future
by IANS
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

Protests still continue in Maldives

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

World View: Should India intervene for early elections in Maldives? 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