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India-Maldives upgrades security & defence partnership to combat terror
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Male had requested a couple of years back for enhancing the capability of the Defence Forces of the Maldives in exercising jurisdiction and undertaking maritime surveillance of its EEZ and islands, officials said.
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External Affairs Minister Dr. S Jaishankar with Maldives Foreign Minister Abdulla Shahid in Male on Saturday
India and its Southern neighbour Maldives have decided to upgrade security and defence partnership eyeing to combat terror in the region. New Delhi will also assist Male upgrade its maritime surveillance capabilities.
During Foreign Minister S Jaishankar s two-day visit to Maldives over the weekend, the two sides decided to convene the first meeting of the Joint Working Group on Counter Terrorism, countering Violent Extremism and De-radicalisation at the earliest to combat the menace in the Indian Ocean Region.