Context:

• PM Narendra Modi will be on a two-day visit to Maldives beginning 8 June 2019.
• The visit is reflective of the new momentum in high-level exchanges between India and Maldives.
• The visits to Maldives and Sri Lanka will demonstrate the priority India attaches to its Neighbourhood-First Policy and the SAGAR (Security And Growth for All in the Region) Doctrine.