After Maldives President Muizzu victory Delhi can only hope he puts good ties over rhetoric
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After Maldives President Muizzu victory Delhi can only hope he puts good ties over rhetoric

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50 word edit | ThePrint team

50 word edit | ThePrint team

Maldivian President Muizzu’s ruling alliance victory in the polls will ease his government’s ability to get bills passed in Parliament, which the opposition previously controlled. Now that he has full control, New Delhi can only hope he stops sacrificing years of good ties with India at the altar of rhetoric.

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