India-Seychelles
Op Southern Readiness 2023
INS Sunayna, an Indian naval ship, recently visited Seychelles as part of the multinational maritime security exercise known as Op Southern Readiness 2023. This exercise, conducted by the Combined Maritime Forces (CMF), aimed to enhance cooperation and counter piracy while ..
Month: Current Affairs - July, 2023
Category: Defence Current Affairs
India and Seychelles sign agreement on Maritime Cooperation
The Information Fusion Centre – Indian Ocean Region of India and the RCOC (Regional Coordination Operations Centre) recently signed a Memorandum of Understanding on maritime cooperation. India has a military base on the Assumption Island of Seychelles. It was built ..
Month: Current Affairs - February, 2023
Category: International / World Current Affairs
India-Seychelles High level Virtual Event
The Prime Minister Narendra Modi recently held a high-level programme with the President of Seychelles. The Prime Minister presented several gifts to Seychelles during the meet. Key Highlights of the Event During the meet, the two leaders jointly inaugurated the ..
Month: Current Affairs - April, 2021
Mission Sagar: INS Kesari reaches Seychelles
The Indian Naval Ship Kesari reached Port Victoria in Seychelles to provide COVID-19 related medicines under Mission Sagar. Highlights The Mission Sagar was launched by the Indian Navy to provide COVID-19 related essential medicines. The Government of India under the ..
Month: Current Affairs - June, 2020
GoI launches “Mission Sagar”
On May 10, 2020, the Government of India has launched “Mission Sagar”, an outreach programme amidst COVID-19 pandemic. The mission aims at providing food items, Ayurvedic medicines related to COVID-19, HCQ tablets to Maldives, Madagascar, Seychelles and Comoros. Highlights The ..
Month: Current Affairs - May, 2020
India, Seychelles ink 6 MoUs
India and Seychelles have signed six Memoranda of Understanding (MoUs) including in area of infrastructure development in Seychelles, cyber security and white-shipping arrangement. The agreements were signed between both countries after bilateral talks between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and visiting ..
Month: Current Affairs - June, 2018
Aldabra Giant Tortoise: Seychelles gifts two giant tortoise to India
Seychelles has gifted pair of Giant Aldabra tortoise to India as a goodwill gesture. They were brought to India as gift from the President of Seychelles Danny Faure during his five-day visit to India. The pair was handed over to ..
Month: Current Affairs - June, 2018
Assumption Island: Seychelles denies joint project with India to develop naval base
Seychelles President Danny Faure ahead of his state visit to India has said that India-Seychelles joint project to develop naval base at Assumption Island in his country will not move forward. He also mentioned that Seychelles will develop military facilities ..
Month: Current Affairs - June, 2018