India on Wednesday signed four agreements with Seychelles in a bid to strengthen strategic alliance, boost security and maritime partnership. On the first leg of his three-nation tour, Prime Minister of India, Narendra Modi arrived in the western Indian Ocean Island on Wednesday, 11 March 2015.
After his talks with Seychelles President James Alix Michel, Modi about his brief visit said, “Seychellesis a vital partner in our Indian Ocean neighbourhood” further adding, “however short it may be, this visit has been very productive. It is no surprise that Seychelles is my first destination in the Indian Ocean Region”
Modi’s visit to Seychelles made top headlines in the news, as he is the first Prime Minister to visit Seychelles in 34 years. It was back in 1981 when Indira Gandhi had visited the country.
After the meeting with Michel, Modi announced that India will give a second Dronier aircraft to the country. He also launched the Coastal Surveillance Radar Project, symbolizing it as cooperation between the two nations.
Furthermore, Modi and Michel witnessed the signing of four agreements: cooperation in hydrography, renewable energy, infrastructure development and sale of navigation charts and electronic navigational charts.
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