President Dr Mohamed Muizzu announced that the Maldives will begin round-the-clock monitoring of its territorial waters this month, saying the country has lacked the capacity to monitor an Exclusive Economic Zone twice the size of its landmass. Opposition MP Eva Abdulla criticised the military-focused approach, urging diplomacy instead.
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Although the [EEZ] is part of our territory, we did not have the capacity to monitor the area
So even if others come in and use this vast area, there is really nothing we can do, and no matter what kind of danger comes with it, there is nothing we could have done unless we sought the help of others.
So we haven't felt real self-reliance so far, no real freedom. We have this great sea, we don't manage 98 percent of the country, but it's part of our country,
We will hopefully establish a system to monitor this area 24 hours a day
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We have this great sea, we don't manage 98 percent of the country, but it's part of our country
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to purchase military drones with US$37 million allocated from the state's contingency budget
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In late January, Indian troops entered the Maldives' Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) and boarded three local fishing boats.
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"We cannot protect our borders through the use of massive weaponry," Abdulla reiterated during a Parliamentary debate earlier in February
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elaborated during his maiden address to the People's Majlis earlier in February, where he placed the protection of Islam, alongside the sovereignty and independence of the Maldivian nation, at the forefront of his administration's agenda
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Addressing the public in Meedhoo, Raa Atoll, Muizzu underscored the urgent need for the Maldives to exercise full control over its Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ)
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