India and the Maldives have formally concluded negotiations for a Bilateral Investment Treaty (BIT) to protect cross-border investments while fast-tracking discussions for a Free Trade Agreement (FTA) aimed at expanding bilateral trade beyond the current $771.76 million threshold. In domestic port infrastructure, the Kerala Cabinet constituted an Empowered Committee headed by the Chief Secretary to evaluate the Adani Group’s proposal to divest a 49% stake in Vizhinjam Port to MSC under common-user facility guidelines. Simultaneously, JSW Infrastructure formally took over the development of a 52 million tonnes per annum (MTPA) captive jetty at Jatadhari river mouth in Odisha under a Build, Own, Operate, Share, and Transfer (BOOST) model worth ₹2,100 crore to handle raw material logistics for JSW Steel’s upcoming 13.2 MTPA steel facility. At the state level, coastal infrastructure management faced mixed developments: local administration at Malpe Fishing Harbour in Karnataka addressed operational chaos by pushing for CCTV installations, street lighting, and PMMSY scheme awareness, while the Kerala State Government officially disbanded the Kerala Maritime Board with immediate effect due to persistent non-submission of annual administrative reports from 2022 to 2025 and serious CAG-audit-highlighted financial irregularities.