India, Maldives Hold Core Group Meeting On Troops Removal Issue

India and the Maldives are holding critical talks on Friday, to find a mutually acceptable solution to allow Indian military platforms to continue operating in the island nation, according to persons familiar with the situation. 

The second meeting of the India-Maldives high-level core group is taking place in Delhi, more than two weeks after the first in Male failed to make meaningful progress on the controversial issue.

According to one of the individuals mentioned above, the core group meeting is currently ongoing, to find a mutually acceptable solution.

Following a meeting on the margins of the COP28 summit in Dubai in December, Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Maldivian President Muizzu decided to form the core group.