The party of Maldives President Mohamed Muizzu won control of parliament in Sunday's election, reinforcing a pro-China tilt in the Indian Ocean island nation that was traditionally close to India. The deterioration of bilateral ties between Maldives and India has played out on social media against the backdrop of Israel's war in Gaza, which has turned Maldivian public opinion against India, explains FRANCE 24's Leela Jacinto.


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