1. Maldives ex-leader Mohamed Nasheed to contest elections. URL: http://www.bbc.com/ news/ worldasia-42922869

2. Maldives Supreme Court revokes order to free prisoners. URL: https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/ world/ rest-of-world/ maldives-supreme-court-revokes-order-to-free-prisoners/ articleshow/62810314.cms

3. Tharoor Sh. Pax Indica. India and the World on 21st century. New Delhi: Allen Lane, 2012. P. 108.

4. Scott D. Making Sense of Modinomics // Modi and the World. The Ring Inside Out. New Delhi: Bloomsbury, 2016. P. 6.

5. Paul T.V. State Capacity and South Asia’s Perennial Insecurity Problems // South Asia’s weak states: understanding the regional insecurity predicament. Stanford: Stanford University Press, 2010. P. 24.

6. Mohan Raja C., Manthan Samudra. Sino-Indian Rivalry in the Indo-Pacific. New Delhi: Oxford University Press, 2013. P. 145.

7. Brewster D. India’s Ocean. The story of India’s bid for regional leadership. London: Routledge, 2014. P. 59.

8. K nastoyaschemu momentu iz zaplanirovannykh k postrojke 10 radarov gotovy tol'ko 3, prichem poslednij voshel v stroj v 2015 g. Dostrojka ostal'nykh radarov priostanovlena v svyazi s politicheskim krizisom. Podrobnee sm.: Indian project to set up Navy radars in Maldives under cloud. URL: http://www.newindianexpress.com/ nation/ 2018/ feb/ 18/ indian-project-to-set-up-navyradars-in-maldives-under-cloud-1774990.html

9. India, Maldives sign pact to expand defence cooperation. URL: https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/ news/ defence/ india-maldives-sign-pact-to-expanddefence-cooperation/ articleshow/ 51779405.cms

10. Tharoor Sh. Op. cit. P. 109.

11. Ibid. P. 108.

12. President of China arrives in the Maldives on a State Visit. URL: http://www.presidencymaldives.gov.mv/ Index.aspx?lid=11&dcid=14802

13. China and Maldives Concludes the Free Trade Agreement Negotiations. URL: http://english.mofcom.gov.cn/ article/ newsrelease/ significantnews/ 201709/ 20170902646749.shtml

14. Scott D. Op. cit. P. 5.

15. Mohan Raja C. Modi’s World. Expanding India’s Sphere of Influence. New Delhi: Harper Collins Publishers India, 2015. P. 165.

16. China FTA undermines Maldives' sovereignty, bad for region: Former Prez Nasheed. URL: https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/ world/ south-asia/ china-fta-undermines-maldivessovereignty-bad-for-region-former-prez-nasheed/ articleshow/ 61906756.cms

17. Dwivedi M., Chakravarty D. Internal Security Threats to South Asia. New Delhi: Kalpaz Publications, 2013. P. 191.

18. Dahiya R. Maldives Needs Help Now and India Alone Can Provide it. URL: https://idsa.in/ idsacomments/maldives-needs-help-now-and-india-alone-can-provide-it_rdahiya_090218

19. India should not remain mute spectator: Yashwant Sinha on Maldives crisis. URL: http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/ articleshow/ 62873784.cms.utm_source=contentofinterest&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=cppst

20. Maldives Crisis Spirals: Indian Tanks, Special Forces on Standby. URL: https://www.thequint.com/news/ india/ maldives-crisis-spirals-indian-tanks-special-forces-on-standby

21. India pushes for UN mission to visit Maldives. URL: https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/ india/ indiapushes-for-un-mission-to-visit-maldives/ articleshow/ 62857173.cms

22. China's ocean observatory in Maldives sparks fresh security concerns. URL: https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/ india/ chinas-ocean-observatory-in-maldives-sparks-freshsecurity-fear/ articleshow/ 63072040.cms

23. Chinese marine observatory in Maldives not for military: analysts. URL: http://www.globaltimes.cn/content/ 1091028.shtml

24. Unauthorized military intervention in Malé must be stopped. URL: http://www.globaltimes.cn/ content/1089435.shtml

25. Secretary-General Seriously Concerned about Security Situation in Maldives.URL: https://www.un.org/ press/ en/ 2018/ sgsm18885.doc.htm

26. UN Security Council told Maldives crisis may get worse. URL: https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/ rest-of-world/ un-security-council-told-maldives-crisis-may-get-worse/ articleshow/62844797.cms

27. Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates Issues a Statement on the Current Political Issues in the Maldives. URL: http://www.presidencymaldives.gov.mv/ Index.aspx?lid=11&dcid=18823

28. Vijay Gokhle discusses bilateral ties with top Chinese officials. URL: http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/ articleshow/ 63058712.cms

29. China, India should build ties, resolve differences through mutual trust, Beijing says. URL: http://www.scmp.com/ news/ china/ diplomacy-defence/ article/ 2136421/ china-india-shouldbuild-ties-resolve-differences