India-Seychelles Bilateral Relations
India-Seychelles relations are anchored in shared maritime interests in the Indian Ocean. Seychelles, an archipelago of 115 islands, holds strategic importance due to its location along key sea lanes of communication (SLOCs) in the western Indian Ocean.
- India established diplomatic relations with Seychelles in 1976, the year of Seychelles' independence
- India operates a coastal surveillance radar system in Seychelles for maritime domain awareness
- The Assumption Island naval facility project was proposed in 2015 and a revised agreement signed in 2018, but faced domestic opposition in Seychelles over sovereignty concerns and was eventually shelved
- India has provided patrol vessels, Dornier maritime surveillance aircraft, and hydrographic survey support to Seychelles
- The Indian diaspora in Seychelles numbers around 10,000 in a total population of approximately 100,000
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