India to withdraw troops from Maldives by May 10


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The Maldives government on Friday said that India has agreed to withdraw its military personnel from the island nation by May 10 and replace the aviation management staff with civilians. The decision was announced after the second meeting of the India-Maldives High-Level Core Group in New Delhi on Friday. The core group was formed to negotiate Malé’s demand that New Delhi remove its military presence from the island nation. “Both sides agreed that the Government of India will replace the military personnel in one of the three aviation platform by 10 March 2024, and will complete replacing military personnel in...