ForumIAS LATEST
- 31 May |Post Prelims Meet with Ayush Sir | Offline Session to discuss the Post-Prelims agenda | ForumIAS Click Here to register for the event →
- 02 June |Open Session - The PSIR Mark Improvement by Aman Aloon (AIR 295, UPSC CSE 2025)|Click Here to register for the event →
- 04 June | Open Orientation for GSAP 2026| Click Here to register →
- 06 June | Open Orientation on Essay Guidance Program (EGP 2026) Click Here to register →
- 07 June | Open Orientation for Current Affairs for Mains 2026 Click Here to register →
India, Seychelles talk of ‘mutual welfare’
News:
- India and Seychelles signed six agreements on the sideline of Seychelles President Danny Faure’s visit to India.
Important facts:
- Both sides agreed to work on Assumption Island project, which was last week refused by Seychelle’s Parliament. This project would give India a strategic advantage in the Indian Ocean Region.
- Both sides stressed on the following initiatives for strategically located country.
a) India announced USD 100 million credits to Seychelles for augmenting its defence capabilities
c) Both nations have convergence of views on the geo-strategic importance of the Indian Ocean Region.
d) Both nations would intensify cooperation to carry out hydrographical studies of the maritime region and declare exchange of necessary oceanic maps between two sides.
e) India also gifted a Dornier aircraft to Seychelles
f) India is ready to finance three civilian infrastructure projects in Seychelles under special grant.
g) Both sides sealed six agreements including one that will twin Panjim in Goa with Victoria of Seychelles.
Seychelles
