No one was surprised when India was among the first countries to welcome the decisive victory of the joint opposition candidate, Ibu Solih, over incumbent president Abdulla Yameen, the China-supported strongman. With over 85 per cent of the island-nation's electorate of 262,135 turning out to vote in the first presidential election since 2013, the result represents a conclusive rejection of Mr Yameen’s authoritarian rule.
The question is whether this marks the diminution of Chinese influence in this Indian Ocean archipelago. Maldivian politics has been tumultuous and murky since ...
TO READ THE FULL STORY, SUBSCRIBE NOW NOW AT JUST Rs
Key stories on business-standard.com are available to premium subscribers only.
Already a premium subscriber? LOGIN NOW
Note: Subscription will be auto renewed, you may cancel any time in the future without any questions asked.
What you get?
ON BUSINESS STANDARD DIGITAL
- Unlimited access to all the content on any device through browser or app.
- Exclusive content, features, opinions and comment – hand-picked by our editors, just for you.
- Pick 5 of your favourite companies. Get a daily email with all the news updates on them.
- Track the industry of your choice with a daily newsletter specific to that industry.
- Stay on top of your investments. Track stock prices in your portfolio.
- 18 years of archival data.
- Requires you to share personal information like date of birth, income, location amongst other fields. This information alongwith your contact information will be shared with the partners associated with this program, who contribute towards subsidizing the offer. By subscribing to this product you acknowledge and accept that our Partners may choose to contact you with offers of their products and services.
- This is an optional offer - Not comfortable with sharing personal data - please opt for the full price offer which requires you to share minimal information