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Jaishankar To Visit Maldives From August 9-11
External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar is scheduled to make a three-day visit to the Maldives starting Friday. This will be the first high-level visit from New Delhi since President Mohamed Muizzu, who has pro-China leanings, took office nearly nine months ago.
According to PTI, Muizzu visited India in June to attend the swearing-in ceremony of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the new Union council of ministers.
According to the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA), "External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar will visit the Maldives from August 9-11." The visit follows President Muizzu's recent trip to India for the cabinet swearing-in ceremony.
Jaishankar had previously traveled to the Maldives in January 2023.
Excise policy cases: SC To Deliver Verdict On Friday On Bail Pleas Of AAP Leader Manish Sisodia
The Supreme Court is set to announce its decision on Friday regarding AAP leader Manish Sisodia's bail requests in connection with the corruption and money laundering cases related to the alleged Delhi excise policy scam, according to news agency PTI.
According to the cause list on the Supreme Court’s website, Justices B.R. Gavai and K.V. Viswanathan, who reserved their judgment on Sisodia's pleas on August 6, will deliver the verdict tomorrow.
Sisodia was arrested by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on February 26, 2023, for his alleged role in the irregularities surrounding the now-abandoned Delhi excise policy 2021-22.
The Enforcement Directorate (ED) subsequently arrested him in a money laundering case linked to the CBI FIR on March 9, 2023. He resigned from his position in the Delhi cabinet on February 28, 2023.
Sisodia has sought bail contending that he has been in custody for 17 months and the trial against him has not yet started. The ED and the CBI have resisted his bail pleas.
Breaking News LIVE: EAM Jaishankar Expresses Gratitude For Warm Welcome On First Visit To Maldives Under New Govt
"I am delighted to be back in Maldives, and I am thankful to you, foreign minister, for the warm welcome. This is my first visit to Maldives since the government of President Mohamed Muizzu assumed office in November 2023. This visit is an opportunity to take stock of what our countries have achieved together," External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said in a joint press conference with his Maldivian counterpart Moosa Zammer.
VIDEO | "I am delighted to be back in Maldives, and I am thankful to you, foreign minister, for the warm welcome. This is my first visit to Maldives since the government of President Mohamed Muizzu assumed office in November 2023. This visit is an opportunity to take stock of… pic.twitter.com/eQMfgoLAF3
— Press Trust of India (@PTI_News) August 9, 2024
Breaking News LIVE: Maldives Foreign Minister, EAM Jaishankar Inaugurate High Impact Community Projects In Male
The Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Maldives, Moosa Zameer, and India's External Affairs Minister, Dr. S. Jaishankar, participated in the inauguration of High Impact Community Development Projects and the exchange of Memorandums of Understanding (MoUs) in Malé.
#WATCH | Minister of Foreign Affairs of Maldives Moosa Zameer & External Affairs Minister (EAM) Dr S Jaishankar took part in the inauguration of High Impact Community Development Projects and exchange of MoUs in Male.
— ANI (@ANI) August 9, 2024
(Source: MEA) pic.twitter.com/lQ8EVzPa17
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