China inks agreement to provide free military assistance to Maldives amid strained ties with India

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Follow us on Image Source : MINISTRY OF DEFENCE OF MALDIVES (X) China and the Maldives signing a new defence cooperation agreement. Male: China signed a defence cooperation agreement with the Maldives to provide free military assistance to foster "stronger" bilateral relations amid the latter's strained ties with India over President Mohamed Muizzu's deadline for the withdrawal of the first group of Indian military personnel from his island nation. The details of the defence cooperation are not known yet. Maldives' Defence Minister Mohamed Ghassan Maumoon met with Major General Zhang Baoqun, Deputy Director of the Office for International Military Cooperation...