India’s neighbourhood politics to be tested during WHO regional director election for SEARO

India’s neighbourhood politics will be tested at the end of the month, when 11 member nations vote to elect the new Director of the WHO’s (World Health Organisation) South East Asia Regional Office, located here, during a closed-door SEARO meeting from October 30 to November 2. India’s Poonam Khetrapal Singh who has held the post since 2014, will handing over charge to the newly elected director.