Details percolating through now indicate that not only did India not vote for the

Maldives but also worked to ensure that the latter's core base of small island
nations was considerably eroded. This meant that Male's final tally fell well short
of even its own expectations.

Indonesia finally trumped Male's bid for the Asia-Pacific seat by an overwhelming
margin. The Maldives got support from only 46 countries in the secret ballot voting
on June 8 against the 144 which voted for Indonesia.

government might have voted against it, diplomatic sources told ToI that India
didn't just vote for Indonesia but also worked to ensure that its hostile Indian
Ocean neighbour fared poorly in the election.