Parliamentary Committee on National Security Services has revealed the agreements made between India and the Maldives pose no threat to national security. The committee made the statement after evaluating and approving three agreements made between the two countries.
The evaluated agreements are the hydrography agreement aimed at charting the Maldivian ocean, the agreement to operate the Dornier military aircraft gifted to the Maldives, and the Uthuru Thila Falhu (UTF) Harbour Development Project.
Chairperson Mohamed Aslam said the committee members have received all the necessary information on the agreements in writing and have confirmed there are no national security risks concerning the agreements. The committee also received new information on the three agreements, which revealed that the three agreements were made as part of the action plan established during former President Abdulla Yameen's official visit to India in 2016.
The committee also noted that the Dornier military aircraft will only be used to monitor the ocean territory and conduct rescue operations.
Additionally, the committee found that the purpose of the hydrography agreement is to update the current outdated charts and prevent inaccurate readings in the future. The report stated that the agreements pose no threat to national security, and were formulated in accordance with national interests to provide much-needed benefits to the country.