This is Muizzu's first bilateral visit to India following his attendance at Prime Minister Narendra Modi's swearing-in ceremony in New Delhi in June this year, where he joined leaders from six other regional nations.

Ties between the two countries have been under strain ever since Muizzu rode to power last November on an ‘India Out’ election plank.

India has agreed to extend hundreds of millions of dollars in financial support to the Maldives to help strengthen its struggling economy. The deal was announced after Maldives President Mohammed Muizzu held talks with Prime Minister Narendra Modi during his five-day visit to India.

India has stepped up its development assistance to the Maldives after the two leaders held talks in New Delhi in a bid to repair strained ties that saw the president of the Indian Ocean archipelago fo

NEW DELHI (Reuters) -Maldives President Mohamed Muizzu and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi held talks on Monday, with New Delhi promising to strengthen strategic cooperation as the island nation recovers from an economic crisis.

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 was given a red carpet welcome on his first state visit to India Monday, a trip Prime Minister Narenda Modi said marked a "new chapter" to reset troubled ties.

India and Maldives issued a joint statement in New Delhi. Maldives President invited Prime Minster Narendra Modi to Maldives next year during the joint statement.