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India-Seychelles Relations
India and Seychelles marked fifty years of diplomatic relations in 2026, a partnership built on an old Indian diaspora, development and security support in the Indian Ocean, and now running through parliaments and fishing fleets alike.
Last updated 4 September 20267 min read
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India's Department of Fisheries hosted Seychelles' Minister of Fisheries, Agriculture and Blue Economy, Wallace Cosgrow, on 25 August 2026: the two sides mapped work on mariculture, tuna, data systems and marine conservation, agreed to build an annual work plan, and Seychelles asked for a dedicated fisheries and aquaculture MoU.
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