India began withdrawing military personnel operating surveillance aircraft in the Maldives on Tuesday said Maldivian government authorities. Citing the Maldives National Defence Force (MNDF), the news agency said that 25 Indian troops deployed in the southernmost atoll of Addu had left the archipelago ahead of March 10.
Maldives India Diplomatic Row: Maldives President Abdullah Miuzzu has given a deadline to India to withdraw its troops from the island nation. The Maldivian President said the Indian military personnel should leave the nation by March 15.