PM Modi to be guest of honour at Maldives 60th Independence Day Celebrations
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be the ‘Guest of Honour’ at the Maldives’s 60th Independence Day celebrations in the capital, Malé today.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be the ‘Guest of Honour’ at the Maldives’s 60th Independence Day celebrations in the capital, Malé today.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has embarked on a two-nation tour, beginning with an official visit to the United Kingdom (July 23–24), followed by a state visit to the Maldives (July 25–26).
Maldives receives more than one million tourists each year. About 10,966 Israeli tourists visited the Maldives in 2023, while 15,748 Israelis travelled to the country in 2023
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