Ex-foreign minister Naseem accused the government of "giving land to China which could be converted into military bases."
The Maldives has been borrowing heavily from China, but details of the loan are not clear.
India's prime minister has yet to visit the Maldives, despite taking office in 2014.
Former president Mohamed Nasheed said he will renegotiate the Maldives’ debt to China, accusing Beijing of dragging Maldives into a debt trap. Nasheed, who won the...
The revelation comes days after India’s navy chief said the Maldives’ pivot to China posed a challenge and follows months of regional tension.
China’s growing presence and a controversial state of emergency in the Maldives have been the two main sources of tension for India.
China is one of the biggest investors in the Maldives, with more than a billion dollars ploughed into three infrastructure projects, and it has signed a...
Relations between the Maldives and India have sunk to new lows -- and remain on a downward trajectory -- since President Abdulla Yameen was sworn into...
The IMF and World Bank say major building projects have the capacity to transform the Maldivian economy, but are concerned about the high debt being fuelled...
Gateway House says Chinese investments and aid to the Maldives have surged since 2012, supporting multiple housing projects, a power plant, a bridge, water and sewage...
The Maldives’ ambassador to China said the country’s foreign policy was based on working with everyone and that all of its neighbours were “brothers and sisters.”
Personnel officers in Maldivian companies said they have been waiting on business visas for Indian workers for almost two weeks, a process which normally takes up...
The study found that future Belt and Road-related financing will significantly add to the risk of debt distress of eight countries, including the Maldives.
Chinese state media denied Indian reports that there was an ulterior motive for positioning the observatory in the Maldives.
The defence ministry said it was concerned by "irresponsible" calls for and encouragement of Indian military intervention and military action.
President Abdulla Yameen declared a state of emergency following a shock Supreme Court ruling ordering the release of his opponents, including Mohamed Nasheed.
Mohamed Nasheed last month told reporters the Asian giant was on a shopping spree in the Maldives.
