India's Ministry of External Affairs said India is ready to train Maldivian pilots to fly military aircraft and helicopters if requested, following the withdrawal of Indian troops from the Maldives by May 10th. Defence Minister Ghassan Maumoon said no MNDF pilot currently licensed to fly the Dornier aircraft or helicopters remained after the troops' departure.
One outlet so far Only Maldives Republic has reported this among the sources we monitor. A gap in what we monitor, not proof that others did not report it.
Meanwhile, the Indian troops, who had been stationed in the Maldives, returned to India as of May 10th and were replaced by civilian pilots and technical staff.
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[India] has already trained [Maldivians] in the military and if they ask us to train pilots in the future, we are happy to do so,
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