Maldives votes in parliamentary elections amid India-China rivalry
President Mohamed Muizzu’s moves to increasingly shift away from New Delhi has caused tension.
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President Mohamed Muizzu’s moves to increasingly shift away from New Delhi has caused tension.
NEW DELHI — As India gears up for the second phase of its general elections, the issue of unemployment is increasingly taking center stage, with opposition leader Rahul Gandhi charging Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his ruling BJP of making the country "a center of unemployment."
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India’s election authorities have directed officials to redo voting at several polling places in the troubled northeastern state of Manipur, after armed men attacked polling stations and captured voting booths despite the presence of dozens of paramilitary soldiers.
MALE, Maldives (AP) — Maldivians voted in parliamentary elections Sunday, in a ballot crucial for President Mohamed Muizzu, whose policies are keenly watched by India and China as they vie for influence in the archipelago nation.
The party of Maldives President Mohamed Muizzu won control of parliament in a Sunday election landslide, results showed, with voters backing his tilt towards China and away from regional powerhouse and traditional benefactor India.
BANGKOK (AP) — Myanmar’s Vice President Henry Van Thio, who served in the elected government of Aung San Suu Kyi and then continued in the position after the military ousted her to seize power in 2021, is stepping down for unspecified health reasons, state media said Monday.