Indian troops begin withdrawing from Maldives after Muizzu's order
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India has begun pulling out military personnel from the Maldives, following orders from the island nation's new president, Mohamed Muizzu. According to local media reports, 25 Indian troops, stationed in the southernmost atoll of Addu, left the archipelago before the official withdrawal began on March 10. Last month, Muizzu set March 15 as the deadline for India to pull out all its 89 troops from the archipelago.