Maldives President Mohamed Muizzu is expected to talk Monday with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi in New Delhi as he aims to repair ties between the countries that have been strained since he came to power last year.

Maldives President Mohamed Muizzu, who is on his first bilateral visit to India, has assured that his country would never do anything that undermines the security of India

Maldives' President Mohamed Muizzu with First Lady of Maldives Sajidha Mohamed, his Indian counterpart Droupadi Murmu and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, stands for a picture after his ceremonial reception at the forecourt of India's Presidential Palace Rashtrapati Bhavan in New Delhi,

Since then, ties have been strained between the countries but experts say the visit indicates that the Maldives can't afford to ignore its giant neighbour. The foreign exchange reserves of the Maldives stood at about $440m (£334m) in September,

Maldives President Mohamed Muizzu was given a red carpet welcome on his first state visit to India Monday, a trip aimed at repairing frail ties between the South Asian neighbours.

Maldives President Mohamed Muizzu, who is known to be close to the Chinese administration, is in India for a bilateral visit as the two countries hope to improve their strained ties. Muizzu reached New Delhi Sunday,

Maldivian President Mohamed Muizzu arrived here on Sunday for a four-day state visit to reset the strained ties with India amid a looming economic crisis in the island nation

External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar called on Maldivian President Mohamed Muizzu, who is in India on a bilateral visit, and expressed confidence that Muizzu's talks with Prime Minister Narendra Modi will lend a "new impetus" to "our friendly ties".