Mariya Ahmed Didi is the Maldives’ first woman Defence Minister. She is also the country’s first woman lawyer and the first female to be chosen as her party(MDP) chairperson. In her first interview since being elevated from the post of President Ibrahim Solih’s spokesperson, she speaks freely to SNI’s Associate Editor Amitabh P Revi about the nadir ties with India reached, how China is not part of the Indian Ocean region and whether the new coalition will hold. In this Exclusive interview, Mariya Didi also outlines how India can help depoliticise the Forces.
New 'intelligence' reports suggest that Russia "is weeks from attacking NATO." Details then say that it can happen anytime from 2026 to 2029. The very understanding of the Russian threat is a caricature. We unpack the reports and zero-in on the real scenario forward!
One has been listening to a jibe at the Modi government that is as lazy as it is ignorant. Why does the government give 5 Kgs of grains to the poor 80 crore when the Indian economy is growing? Has India become more "socialist" under Modi? Here is a detailed analysis.