India, Maldives defence ties full of promises: Jaishankar

Asserting that the defence cooperation is another key pillar of the India-Maldives partnership, External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar said that the ties between both the nations are full of promises and possibilities for their youth and future generations. Jaishankar was attending the inauguration ceremony of the National College for Policing & Law Enforcement (NCPLE) at Addu city in the Maldives today. He congratulated the Maldives Government and its people on the successful completion of NCPLE. “This venerable institution has left its imprint in many ways of making modern India. I emphasise that its contribution in the realm of foreign policy has been particularly strong. A score of foreign service officers have passed through its gates over the decade and currently, both the External Affairs Minister (Jaishankar) and Foreign Secretary (Harsh Shringla) have had the privilege of studying here,” he said during the speech.

On Saturday, India’s External Affair Minister S Jaishankar went to the Maldives on a two-day visit from 26 March to 27 March after he got an invite from his Maldivian counterpart. A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was signed between the Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel National Police Academy (SVPNPA) and the Maldives Police Force on Sunday to support the up-gradation of police infrastructure across the archipelago. The MoU was signed on the sidelines of inauguration of Maldives’ National College for Policing and Law Enforcement where the EAM spoke.