India has started pulling out its troops from the Maldives after the country's pro-China President Mohamed Muizzu's order to leave the archipelago by May 10, local media reported on Tuesday.

The Mihaaru newspaper reported that as many as 25 Indian military personnel deployed in the southernmost atoll of Addu had left the nation ahead of March 10, the official start of the withdrawall agreed by both India and the Maldives.

Source: India Today