Solih who defeated Abdullah Yameen, known for his pro-China leanings, will be put up at the Rashtrapati Bhavan.
The Centre will roll out the red carpet for Maldivian President Ibrahim Mohamed Solih who arrives in India on Sunday on a 3-day visit. This will be Solih's first foreign visit after taking charge last month. Prime Minister Narendra Modi was the only head of state invited for his swearing-in ceremony.
Solih who defeated Abdullah Yameen, known for his pro-China leanings, will be put up at the Rashtrapati Bhavan. He is scheduled to meet top government officials and business leaders. He will also visit Agra.
"President will bring a message of goodwill of returning India-Maldives relations to normalcy," Foreign Minister of Maldives Abdulla Shahid told WION earlier. "We recognise the long-standing generosity of the Indian government. That will be the message."
Shahid said both countries will sign a visa agreement. "It will ease difficulties faced by parents of Maldivian students studying in India and Maldivians who visit India for medical treatment."
The previous Abdulla Yameen government had junked his country's "India First" policy and cut down work permits for Indians. Known for his pro-Beijing leanings, Yameen had signed a free trade agreement with China and allowed a number of Chinese infrastructure projects to be developed in the Maldives.
The Maldives has already started to reverse Yameen's anti-India moves. A day after she took over as the defence minister, Mariya Didi had said that two Indian helicopters that Yameen had asked New Delhi to take back would stay in the Maldives. "It's not in our culture to ask neighbours to take back what they give. The helicopters can be put to good use for medical evacuations and for search and rescue."
India also plans to increase infrastructure financing in the South Asian country which is nearly 1,000 km from the Malabar coast. India has established many leading institutions in the Maldives. After 2004 tsunami, India was the first nation to rush relief and aid there.
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