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Omkar Khandekar
Omkar Khandekar is a regular Scroll.in contributor
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Maldives votes out India’s nemesis Abdullah Yameen – but Delhi may do well to hold the celebrations
The victorious Opposition is bitter with India for not acting against Yameen’s authoritarian regime while China still looms large over the island nation.
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As Maldives goes to presidential polls today, India has reason to be worried
Another term for Abdulla Yameen could mark the death of the strategic Indian Ocean nation’s India-first foreign policy.
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As New Delhi-Malé ties deteriorate, Indians are getting anxious about their future in the Maldives
Both countries seem to have tightened the visa rules for each other’s citizens, say Indians living and working in the island nation.
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Trending
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Why are Sikhs abroad more pro-Khalistan than community members living in India?
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The dark side of wind energy along Gujarat’s coast
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Kalakshetra abuse controversy should force a rethink of power hierarchies in ‘classical’ dance world
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Is ‘glass skin’ achievable? A dermatologist answers this and other skincare questions in a new book
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Fiction: The odyssey of an impoverished man at odds with India’s newly-independent status
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Backpacking through India with foreigners, I learned some hard truths about myself and my country
While we consider guests to be gods, Indians are often judgemental towards foreign tourists.
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Why has Abdulla Yameen turned against the half-brother who helped him become Maldives president?
Members of the country’s political fraternity suggest that the crackdown against former president Gayoom is personal, with its roots in Yameen’s childhood.
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Maldives is staring at regime change again, six years after coup ousted Mohamed Nasheed as president
The Supreme Court may have paved the way for impeaching President Abdulla Yameen, who has responded by imposing an emergency.
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Video
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Watch: Journalist Nishant Shekhar hilariously mimics everyday conversations in Indian newsroom
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Watch: Fire spreads through hotel in Indore, rescuers evacuate trapped guests with ladders
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Watch: Trapped miners rescued from collapsed gold mine in Congo as onlookers cheer in relief
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Watch: Israeli commando units stage undersea protest against government’s judicial overhaul plans
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Watch: Rescuer scales 65-foot telecom tower in Pune to save bird tangled in kite string
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A rarely heard history of the Maldives unfolds in a British writer’s island chronicles
Daniel Bosley goes beyond the country’s politics and tourism and presents a glimpse into its Buddhist past, indigenous medicine tradition and cuisine.
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The Maldives’ judiciary thwarted another attempt at reform – by suspending a third of its lawyers
Democratic functioning has been deferred once again in the island nation.
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In Nagpur, a ‘museum’ on the workings of the human mind takes a step towards mental health awareness
Pyschiatrist Dr Avinash Joshi started this facility in 2007 that breaks down complex neurological and psychological subjects through posters and models.
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The Reel
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‘Elemental’ trailer: Fire teams up with water in animated film about elements of nature
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Netflix India’s latest mantra: ‘You can’t be successful globally without being successful locally’
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Start the week with a film: The very violent and very clever ‘Battle Royale’
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Review: ‘Boston Strangler’ looks for the woman in the serial killer story
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‘Chor Nikal Ke Bhaga’ review: A smart and entertaining thriller
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If previous cases are a sign, the killers of Maldives blogger Yameen Rasheed may never be caught
In the last five years, the murder of a politician, the disappearance of an outspoken journalist, and a vicious attack on a blogger have remained unsolved.
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Maldives fights rumours of island sales to Saudi Arabia with a clampdown on the media, critics
Reporters visiting Faafu atoll – which is looking at a $10-billion Saudi investment – face threats, police action.
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The Pakistani neighbours who made me feel at home in a foreign land
In Cardiff, you could easily meet with those from Pakistan. Most spent time with Indians, sharing a puff, a pack, a pint and off-colour jokes in Hindi.
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The Field
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Spain Masters Super 300: Aakarshi Kashyap upsets world No 15 Michelli Li, Srikanth wins thriller
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IPL 2023 fixtures list: Here’s the full schedule of 70 matches in the league stage
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IPL 2023: Virat Kohli to Cameron Green, five players to watch out for in new season