Male, July 26 -- India looks forward to deepening its partnership with the Maldives, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Saturday, as he met prominent Maldivian leaders, including Vice President Uz Hussain Mohamed.

Modi is in the Maldives on a two-day visit.

His discussions with Latheef touched upon key pillars of the India-Maldives ties.

"Our nations continue to work closely in sectors like infrastructure, technology, climate change, energy and more. This is greatly beneficial to our people. We look forward to deepening this partnership in the years to come," Modi posted on X.

He also met Abdul Raheem Abdulla, Speaker of the People's Majlis (the Maldivian Parliament).

"Talked about the deep-rooted India-Maldives friendship, includi...