Masha Midhath   26 January 2022 - 11:38 PM
President Ibrahim Mohamed Solih has stated that India’s constitutionalism continues to inspire hope for democracies worldwide.

President made his statement with his felicitations to the Prime Minister of India, H.E. Narendra Modi, President Ram Nath Kovind, and the people of India. on the occasion of the 73rd Republic Day of India.

In a tweet conveying felicitations and good wishes to India, President Solih stated that India’s republic, its democratic institutions, and constitutionalism continue to inspire hope for democracies the world over.



India’s Republic Day is celebrated on the 26th of January every year to celebrate the birth of India’s Constitution since the year 1950, when the Constitution of India entered into force, replacing the British drafted 1935 Government of India Act as the country’s principal underlying legal document.

India and Maldives share ethnic, linguistic, cultural, religious, and commercial links steeped in antiquity. Except for a brief period between February 2012 to November 2018, relations have been close, cordial, and multi‐dimensional. India’s prompt assistance during the 1988 coup attempt, led to the development of trust and long‐term and friendly bilateral relations with the Maldives.

India was the first to assist the Maldives during the 2004 Tsunami as well as the water crisis in Malé in December 2014. India’s swift dispatch of 30,000 doses of measles vaccine in January 2020 to prevent an outbreak in the Maldives, and India’s rapid and comprehensive assistance to the Maldives since the COVID‐19 pandemic began has further reinforced India’s credentials of being the first responder. The Government of India has provided generous assistance to the Maldives during the challenging times of Covid-19, including assisting in the evacuation of Maldivians in Wuhan, donating essential medicines and essential food items, and granting 200,000 doses of Covid-19 vaccine, as the first recipients outside India.