Maldives could lose neighbouring giant India's vote for its bid to become a non-permanent member of the UN Security Council.
Indonesia which has been vying for the same seat has sought India's support in the wake of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit to Jakarta.
Modi left for his three -nation tour of Indonesia, Malaysia and Singapore saying in his departure statement that his visit will give another boost to India's Act East Policy.
According to Indian media sources, the success of Modi's visit could depend on India's response to the request to back the Indonesia for the seat as it remains the country's foreign policy priority.
Indonesia and Maldives locked in a direct fight for the UNSC Asia-Pacific seat, India is reportedly doing a serious rethink despite committing support to Maldives earlier.
The decision could also be swayed by the continued strain in diplomatic ties between Maldives and India which both sides have fervently tried to downplay.
"There had been ups and downs in the past, there are [ups and downs] now also. But ties with Maldives are not broken and cannot be broken," foreign minister Sushma Swaraj had said in her annual press conference on Monday when asked about the Maldives.
According to media reports, Indonesia appears to have the support of all ASEAN countries which Modi has recently
