How recent Maldives parliamentary election results are a silver lining for India

The election results will likely answer the ultimate question of whether China-Maldives relations can overcome the constraints of geography that bind Male and New Delhi together read more In a clear endorsement of Maldivian President Mohamed Muizzu's policies so far, the country voted his party's People's National Congress (PNC) to a two-third majority in the 93-member house in the latest parliamentary elections. With this win, Muizzu's party now wields power both in the executive and the legislature, thereby allowing him to steer domestic and foreign policy with little opposition. The development has heightened concerns in New Delhi as Muizzu ran…