India- Mauritius Bilateral Ties
India-Mauritius bilateral ties center around high-level visits that have elevated the relationship to an "Enhanced Strategic Partnership" in 2025, with major economic and security cooperation deals solidified.
Key Developments and Latest Updates (2025)
- Elevated Partnership: During PM Narendra Modi's visit to Mauritius in March 2025 and Mauritian PM Navinchandra Ramgoolam's state visit to India in September 2025, both nations agreed to elevate their relationship to an "Enhanced Strategic Partnership".
- Major Economic Package: India announced a special economic package worth $680 million for Mauritius. This package combines grants and lines of credit to fund various infrastructure, healthcare, and maritime security projects, including development of the Port Louis and the Chagos Marine Protected Area surveillance.
- Trade in Local Currencies: The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) and the Bank of Mauritius (BOM) signed an MoU to promote the use of the Indian Rupee (INR) and the Mauritian Rupee (MUR) for cross-border transactions, reducing reliance on third currencies. This follows the successful launch of India's UPI and RuPay digital payment systems in Mauritius.
- Maritime Security Cooperation: Both countries strengthened their cooperation in maritime security, with a technical agreement for sharing "white shipping" (commercial ship movement) information between the Indian Navy and the Mauritius Police Force. India continues to assist in training and surveillance of Mauritius's Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ).
- New Projects and MoUs: Several new Memoranda of Understanding (MoUs) were signed in 2025 covering a range of sectors:
- Cooperation in the power sector, including a proposed 17.5 MW floating solar power plant.
- Collaborations in science and technology, space research, and education between institutions like IIT Madras and the University of Mauritius.
- An agreement for India to provide civil service capacity building using the Mission Karmayogi platform.
- Collaboration on tackling financial crimes between India's Enforcement Directorate and the Mauritian Financial Crimes Commission.
- Cultural and People-to-People Ties: India announced an extension of the Overseas Citizen of India (OCI) card eligibility to Mauritian nationals with Indian lineage traceable up to the seventh generation, reinforcing deep cultural and historical bonds. The first Jan Aushadhi Kendra (affordable medicine center) outside India was also inaugurated in Mauritius.
These developments underscore a robust, multifaceted partnership that aligns with India's "Neighbourhood First" and "Vision MAHASAGAR" policies.
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