http://www.atimes.com/nepal-maldives-poised-move-indian-orbit/ ASIA TIMES SOUTH ASIA GEOPOLITICS By M.K. BHADRAKUMAR DECEMBER 9, 2017 11:18 AM (UTC+8) 219 5 The South Asian region’s political map is transforming phenomenally. The early counting from Nepal’s parliamentary elections, which concluded on Thursday, suggests that the Left Alliance, which comprises the country’s communist parties, is surging ahead and will form the next government in Kathmandu. The Left Alliance is notionally ‘pro-China’ in outlook. Simultaneously, the President of the Maldives, Abdulla Yameen Abdul Gayoom, has begun a four-day state visit to China. The dailyReport Must-reads from across Asia - directly to your inbox The two are unrelated events but there is a common thread insofar as they signal an atrophy in India’s influence in the South Asia region, which can only be regarded as a foreign-policy failure on the part of the Modi government. Simply put, Maldives and Nepal could be moving out of the
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