In an interview given to ‘Strategic News’ of India, the chief of the Maldivian Defense Force, Maj.Gen Abdulla Shamaal, said ten radars are being installed in the Indian Ocean archipelago.
When the radars are installed and connected via a network, the monitoring of the Maldivian economic zone would become more effective, Shamaal said.
Shamaal further highlighted that both Maldives and India have mutual interest in maintaining the peace of the Indian Ocean.
Maldivian Defense Minister’s interview to www.sniwire.com:
Earlier in January, the Maldivian Defense Minister Mariya Ahmed Didi, told SNI that if India wanted to, it could take over the Maldives given its armed strength. But India would not do that because India is there to help the Maldives. India and the Maldives share the same interests.
The minister spoke to SNI on defense cooperation, the two Indian helicopters, a Dornier that has been gifted, radar installations and Coast Guard repair facilities in the Maldives. Mariya Didi also answered questions on fears of China’s plans in her country as well as the Indian Ocean region. She also elaborated on how India has always been there when the Maldives needed whether during an attempted coup, the tsunami or a water crisis. The minister talked about India being a traditional ally while China being an important economic partner.
The Maldives’first woman Defence Minister, multiple-time MP, her party (MDP’s) first woman chairperson and the country’s first woman lawyer also talked about crucial domestic politics a two months after President Ibrahim Solih’s government was sworn in and a month after his first State visit abroad—to New Delhi. Mariya Didi answered questions on reports of problems within the coalition, the probe into former President Yameen’s administration and the Majlis elections in April.
Source :- News In Asia
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