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<ul><li>Ibrahim Mohamed <keyword id="6668637" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="20" keywordseo="solih">Solih</keyword> defeated incumbent leader Abdulla <keyword id="298326" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="Yameen">Yameen</keyword> by 134,616 votes to the latter’s 96,132 in the election, as per data from <keyword id="6354908" type="LOCATION" weightage="20" keywordseo="maldives">Maldives</keyword>’ foreign ministry. </li><li>The result portends a renewed strengthening of ties between <keyword id="3658" type="LOCATION" weightage="20" keywordseo="India">India</keyword> and the island nation, which declined under the tenure of Yameen. </li><li>Solih, who had the support of former Presidents Nasheed and Gayoom, is expected to reverse his predecessor’s authoritarian and heavily pro-China approach once he takes power later this year. </li></ul>Apprehension gave way to delight in New Delhi yesterday as the preliminary results of Maldives’ hotly contested Presidential election came to light. Ibrahim Mohamed Solih, the candidate put forth against the incumbent leader Abdulla Yameen, defeated his opponent by 134,616 votes to the latter’s 96,132, as per data from Maldives’ foreign ministry. The result portends a renewed strengthening of ties between India and the island nation, which began declining after the ouster of former President Mohamed Nasheed in 2012. In the aftermath, the country revoked a contract awarded to an Indian consortium for the upgrade of its international airport and eventually awarded it to a Chinese company in 2014. India out, <keyword id="1334" type="LOCATION" weightage="20" keywordseo="China">China</keyword> in Under Yameen’s tenure, which began in 2013, Maldives butted heads with India on a number of issues such as the denial of work visas to hundreds of Indian citizens, the return of two helicopters gifted by India, the unfair sentencing of former President Maumoon Abdul Gayoom and Chief Justice Abdulla Saeed and the state of emergency declared in February 2018. Infact, Maldives is the only country in the region that Modi hasn’t visited since he became Prime Minister in May 2014. As ties with India disintegrated, Maldives moved closer into China’s embrace. Yameen signed a free trade agreement with China in December 2017 despite protests from the country’s opposition leaders for rushing the deal through the Parliament. In doing so, the island country became the second nation after Pakistan to enter into a free trade agreement with China. Like Pakistan, Maldives also decided to participate in China’s <keyword id="4443512" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="Belt-and-Road-Initiative">Belt and Road Initiative</keyword>. The strong relationship stoked concerns in India, which feared China would boost its military presence in the island nation. A new era? India has now has its hopes set on the incoming President of Maldives to reinvigorate ties with it. Solih, who had the support of former Presidents Nasheed and Gayoom, is expected to reverse his predecessor’s authoritarian and heavily pro-China approach once he takes power in November. The cofounder of the Maldivian Democratic Party, which is chaired by Nasheed, will likely try to maintain close relations with China, but will be wary of the debt trap faced by countries that have become part of the BRI. Given the opposition by his side to the free trade agreement with China, the deal could be reviewed. India could use this as an opportunity to regain influence in the country.

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<ul><li>The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) attempt to soft land near the Moon’s South Pole ended in loss of contact with the lunar lander, Vikram. </li><li>The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) and the <keyword id="8074589" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="20" keywordseo="United-Arab-Emirates-space-agency">United Arab Emirates Space Agency</keyword> have expressed their support for ISRO. </li><li>Mauritius, Maldives, Vietnam, Bhutan, and Bulgaria also offered words of encouragement for India and ISRO. </li></ul>India’s second mission to the Moon, Chandrayaan 2, <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/chandrayaan-2s-orbiter-has-seven-and-a-half-years-to-scan-the-surface-of-the-moon/articleshow/71027327.cms">might not have been a complete success</a> but nations from all over the world are rallying their support. The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) tweeted that it is ‘<a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/science/space/nasa-inspired-by-chandrayaan-2-as-it-plans-to-return-to-the-moon-after-7-years/articleshow/71031506.cms">inspired</a>’ by India’s attempt to soft land on the Moon. <div type="twitter" handle="NASA" handlename="NASA" image="http://pbs.twimg.com/profile_images/1091070803184177153/TI2qItoi_normal.jpg" favoritecount="104991" retweetcount="36538" status="Space is hard. We commend @ISRO’s attempt to land their #Chandrayaan2 mission on the Moon’s South Pole. You have in… https://t.co/M2a8mU8eVA" createdat="1567876723000" id="1170385925077131264"></div>

 NASA’s laser retroreflectors were onboard the lunar lander, Vikram, which is <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/chandrayaan-2-fails-in-the-final-seconds-of-descent-to-moons-south-pole/articleshow/71018196.cms">no longer sending any signals</a> back to the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO). The United Arab Emirates (UAE) Space Agency also came in support of ISRO. The director of the organisation, Mohammed AlAhbabi, stated that losing contact with the lunar lander ‘is not the end of success’ for India. He even called India ‘a great space power’. <div type="twitter" handle="DrAlahbabi" handlename="Dr.Mohammed AlAhbabi" image="http://pbs.twimg.com/profile_images/602453760833519616/Zav_xcgp_normal.jpg" favoritecount="2938" retweetcount="855" status="The loss of contact with the Indian spacecraft, #Chandrayaan2 which was planned to land on the #moon, is not the en… https://t.co/VreBmj4O83" createdat="1567859099000" id="1170312002696286214"></div>

 <keyword id="8074590" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="20" keywordseo="Mauritius-Prime-Minister-Pravind-Jugnauth">Mauritius Prime Minister Pravind Jugnauth</keyword> echoed NASA’s interest in collaborating with India on space missions. He tweeted that despite the landing not being successful, it’s still a ‘major technological advancement’ for the Indian space programme. <div type="twitter" handle="MauritiusPM" handlename="Pravind Jugnauth" image="http://pbs.twimg.com/profile_images/1167874717547556865/0RHupdpJ_normal.jpg" favoritecount="13125" retweetcount="2441" status="I wish to congratulate the government of India and the ISRO team for their attempt at landing the Vikram lander and… https://t.co/b6UNjidXQi" createdat="1567844317000" id="1170250004457578496"></div>

 The Bulgarian foreign ministry also chimed in to congratulate India and Prime Minister Narendra Modi on India’s endeavour to land on the Moon. Despite being unsuccessful, Bulgaria believes this can lay the groundwork for India’s next attempt. <div type="twitter" handle="MFABulgaria" handlename="MFA Bulgaria" image="http://pbs.twimg.com/profile_images/558255116298358784/i2DPgPi6_normal.jpeg" favoritecount="4024" retweetcount="724" status="We congratulate India on their historic #Chandrayaan-2 mission attempting to land at the lunar South Pole. Despite… https://t.co/S0GsL30khy" createdat="1567867968000" id="1170349201601024003"></div>

 Bhutan’s Prime Minister Lotay Tshering too is confident that India will definitely ‘make it happen one day’. Just the hard work and courage that went into attempting such a feat is ‘historical’, according to Tshering. <div type="twitter" handle="PMBhutan" handlename="PM Bhutan" image="http://pbs.twimg.com/profile_images/1162028719872942080/VFYbpED4_normal.jpg" favoritecount="111114" retweetcount="20825" status="We are proud of India and its scientists today. Chandrayaan-2 saw some challenges last minute but the courage and h… https://t.co/w8Zdlj0OcJ" createdat="1567824453000" id="1170166685912817664"></div>

 Maldives President Ibrahim Mohamed Solih shares a similar opinion that ISRO’s headway with Chandrayaan 2 advances the ‘cause of human scientific progress’. <div type="twitter" handle="ibusolih" handlename="Ibrahim Mohamed Solih" image="http://pbs.twimg.com/profile_images/1109020376569249792/_MUP8CjS_normal.jpg" favoritecount="18566" retweetcount="3502" status="With Chandraayan 2, India has made history. Whatever the final outcome, landing a probe on the moon is no mean feat… https://t.co/nD0Y6nX2IJ" createdat="1567846293000" id="1170258290443374592"></div>

 To cap it off, Vietnam’s Deputy Prime Minister tweeted on an optimistic note that ‘this is just the beginning of the story’. <div type="twitter" handle="FMPhamBinhMinh" handlename="PhamBinhMinh" image="http://pbs.twimg.com/profile_images/669436671751020544/4ZZxFBUc_normal.jpg" favoritecount="4993" retweetcount="870" status="#Chandrayaan2: success doesn't come easy, it's a long journey with a lot of efforts and it is worth to try. My appr… https://t.co/fmx63Z4Iab" createdat="1567866101000" id="1170341372030681090"></div>

 See also: <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/chandrayaan-2s-orbiter-has-seven-and-a-half-years-to-scan-the-surface-of-the-moon/articleshow/71027327.cms">Chandrayaan 2’s orbiter has seven and a half years to scan the surface of the Moon</a> <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/chandrayaan-2-fails-in-the-final-seconds-of-descent-to-moons-south-pole/articleshow/71018196.cms">Chandrayaan 2 loses contact with the lander in the final seconds of the descent to Moon's surface</a> <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/moon-landing-drama-play-by-play-of-isro-losing-communication-with-chandrayaan-2s-lander/articleshow/71018307.cms">Moon landing drama: Play by play of ISRO losing communication with Chandrayaan 2's lander</a>

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