Agreements signed between India and Maldives 

Agreements signed between India and Maldives 

Part of: GS Prelims and GS – II – International Relations

In news

• India and Maldives signed agreements on wide range of domains.
• These included fish processing, public broadcasting, sustainable urban development, road infrastructure and housing.

Key takeaways

• The broadcasting agreement is for cooperation between Prasar Bharati and official State Media of Maldives. 
• It intends to facilitate collaboration and capacity building in the field of public broadcasting.
• Over one lakh additional doses of COVID vaccine were also handed over to Maldives.
• India has signed a 50 million dollar Line of Credit agreement in defence sector with the Maldives which will facilitate capability building in the maritime domain.
• The UTF Harbour Project agreement was also signed with Maldives.
• The project agreement will strengthen Maldivian Coast Guard capability and facilitate regional Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster Relief efforts.
• India also extended a new line of credit of US dollar 40 million for the development of new sports infrastructure in the Maldives.

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