♤ Indian Army's 'Operation Cactus' foiled a coup in Maldives that was attempted by a pro- Eelam group in 1988.

♤ Indian Coast Guard's Dornier was the first to land at the Ibrahim Nasir Airport with relief and supplies after the tsunami of December 26, 2004.

♤ India maintains a naval presence in Maldives, at the request of the Maldives, since 2009.

♤ On December 5, 2014, India dispatched “water aid” to the Maldivian capital of Male, after a fire destroyed the generator of its biggest water treatment plant.

♤ The first-ever presidential elections under a multi-candidate, multi-party system were held in October 2008 only to be removed in 2012 and replaced by Abdulla Yameen Abdul Gayoom in a 2013 election.