Karan Mehrishi is the author of "The India Collective: What India is Really All About" and the forthcoming "The Making of Monetary Policy in India: Imagining the Future."
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The Progressive Party of Maldives has campaigned for India to remove all of its troops from the country: New Delhi's influence around South Asia is diminishing. © Reuters
Karan Mehrishi is the author of "The India Collective: What India is Really All About" and the forthcoming "The Making of Monetary Policy in India: Imagining the Future."