Under a new defense cooperation agreement with the Maldives, China is set to offer free military assistance to the island nation. Coming soon after the presidential order to remove Indian naval personnel from the Maldives and after a so-called Chinese research vessel visited Malé, the agreement is no doubt a provocation to India. Whatever the … Read more
The small, remote Mauritian island of North Agalega, located in the southwest Indian Ocean 1,122 kilometers north of the main island of Mauritius, is currently seeing a frenzy of development activity. On February 29, Prime Minister of Mauritius Pravind Jugnauth and India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi virtually inaugurated a jetty and an aviation strip on … Read more
On February 29, in a virtual ceremony, India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Mauritian counterpart, Pravind Kumar Jugnauth, jointly inaugurated an airstrip, a jetty, and six community development initiatives on Mauritius’ Agaléga island. The projects, which are fully funded by India, are expected to boost economic opportunities in Mauritius, improve connectivity between its islands, … Read more
On August 9, 2021, while presiding over a high-level discussion on maritime security, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi stressed the value of security cooperation in the Indian Ocean Region (IOR). Less than three years later, on February 29, 2024, India demonstrated its commitment to the cause as Modi and his Mauritian counterpart, Pravind Jugnauth, jointly … Read more