Despite their geographical proximity, the Maldives and India have a separate historical and political past, resulting in distinct states.
India was controlled by various dynasties and kingdoms throughout history before gaining independence from the British in 1947.
The Maldives, a centuries-old sovereign sultanate, maintains its distinct political and cultural, expanding trading connections with regional nations.
The Maldives gained independence in 1968, establishing a democratically elected republic, and India established a republican constitution in 1950.
The Maldives, an archipelago of islands, and India, a huge landmass, have distinct geographies that have aided their autonomous growth.
Both of them are democracies with distinct political systems, with India being a federal republic and the Maldives a unitary presidential republic.
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