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The Sinamale Bridge, formerly known as the China-Maldives Friendship Bridge, was built with funding from China in the Maldives capital Male. But former president Abdulla Yameen was beaten in an election last month that was a fight for influence between India and China. Photo: AFP
Oct 17,2018, 6:32
Tighter belts and shorter roads plague China’s BRI projects
By Chris Taylor
Prakash Katoch
Oct 16,2018, 6:54
Unclenching China’s talons in Maldives is no easy task for India
By Prakash Katoch
S K Chatterji
Oct 04,2018, 6:06
Maldives election sets new course for the nation
By S K Chatterji
Ibrahim Mohamed Solih (right) and Maldives' self-exiled former president Mohamed Nasheed (left) attend a meeting at Mount Lavinia, a suburb of Colombo, on August 27, 2018. Solih has since been elected president of Maldives. Photo: AFP / Ishara S Kodikara
Oct 03,2018, 4:05
Tightrope walk for incoming Maldivian president
By Gunjan Singh
Maldives President Abdulla Yameen votes at a polling station in the capital Male on September 23, 2018. Photo: AFP/Presidential Handout.
Sep 28,2018, 5:08
Maldives teeters towards post-election chaos
By Bertil Lintner
Maldives' main opposition leader and presidential candidate Ibrahim Mohamed Solih addresses a crowd during a campaign rally in the Maldives capital Male, ahead of presidential elections. Photo: AFP
Sep 25,2018, 12:33
India wins, China loses in Maldives election
By Bertil Lintner
Maldives opposition leader Ibrahim Mohamed Solih votes at a polling station in the capital Male on Sunday. Photo: AFP
Sep 24,2018, 4:40
Maldives underdog declares victory in presidential election
By Asia Times staff and agencies
Gaurab Shumsher Thapa
Sep 13,2018, 8:55
Removal of mistrust in Nepal-India relations
By Gaurab Shumsher Thapa
Chinese President Xi Jinping, right, and Maldives President Abdulla Yameen at the Ibrahim Nasir International Airport in Hulhule on September 14, 2014. Photo: AFP/Haveru/Mohamed Sharuhaan
Aug 22,2018, 12:53
Maldives president’s pro-China stance making waves
By Bertil Lintner
Gunjan Singh
Jul 30,2018, 2:15
Sirisena does a Rajapaksa, changes stand on Chinese investments
By Gunjan Singh
Bhim Bhurtel
Jul 02,2018, 4:43
India’s myopic ‘muscular’ neighborhood policy
By Bhim Bhurtel
In the months of November and December 2015, Chennai received 1,700mm of rainfall, leading to its complete inundation. Photo: climatesignals.org
Jun 29,2018, 5:20
Climate change could affect 800 million people in South Asia
By Asia Times staff
The China Maldives Friendship Bridge, which is being built near the city of Male. This shot was taken on February 8. Photo: AFP
May 16,2018, 2:35
China plans network of Indian Ocean bases: security analyst
By Bertil Lintner
Sabena Siddiqui
Mar 19,2018, 4:00
Paradise lost? India’s waning influence in Maldives
By Sabena Siddiqui
US guided-missile destroyer transits in formation with Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force during bilateral training in South China Sea. Photo: Navy handout via Reuters
Mar 14,2018, 1:01
Beijing testing the fault lines of US support for allies across Asia
By Robert E. McCoy
China's currency has come under pressure amid rising trade tensions. Illustration: iStock
Mar 06,2018, 7:13
Looming ‘debt risks’ threaten Belt and Road countries
By Gordon Watts
Prakash Katoch
Mar 05,2018, 4:41
India must prepare for a two-front war with Pakistan and China
By Prakash Katoch
Mohamed Shainee
Mar 01,2018, 1:21
The situation in Maldives: one minister’s view
By Mohamed Shainee
Robert E. McCoy
Mar 01,2018, 12:42
China senses and acts on US weakness in South China Sea
By Robert E. McCoy
Manoj Joshi
Feb 23,2018, 12:41
Expect greater rivalry between India and China in South Asia
By Manoj Joshi
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