‘India out’, ‘China in’ under new Maldives president? Not so fast
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The pro-China faction is back in power after the Maldives presidential election but it won’t be a simple swing to an anti-India foreign policy, not least because Chinese projects have left Maldives debt-laden and India is still its main security partner.