The Government of Maldives has decided not to renew the agreement on the operation of two helicopters HAL Dhruv, India passed the Defense Ministry of the country, and refused to extend the visa of six Indian pilots, perform on their flights, and twelve technicians, involved in servicing these machines, According to Jane magazine.
We were also canceled an agreement with the Indian side of the building in Malé (chair Maldives) Police Academy and the granting of the island nation of basic patrol aircraft HAL Dornier 228.
According to Indian diplomats, Maldives government, headed by Abdullah Yamen, It intends to "reduce" all agreements with New Delhi, relating to the security sector. All this happens on the alleged "order" from Beijing, who recently signed with Malé its security agreement and signed a number of commercial contracts.
Until recently, the Maldives National Defense Force, and first of all their constituent Coast Guard, They were fully in Indian custody, receiving from New Delhi on a grant or concessional basis of military equipment and carrying out military training.
As the newspaper writes, not so long ago, the Maldives has been funded by the Chinese finance reconstruction of the international airport in Male (Indian proposals were rejected). In addition, Chinese companies, likely, will win the competition for the construction of a seaport Uthuru Thila Falhu north-west of the capital.
The magazine reminds, that at the end of last year, China signed with the Maldives 12 agreements and memorandums, including for the promotion of the initiative "One Belt and One Road", aimed at increasing strategic and economic ties in the region.
