Overview
- Prime Minister Narendra Modi completed a three‑day state visit that ran June 27–29, served as Guest of Honour at Seychelles’ 50th National Day, became the first Indian leader to address the National Assembly, and was conferred the 'Guardian of the Blue Horizon' award.
- India and Seychelles announced a package of 19 outcomes that include a $175 million special economic and development package made up of a $125 million line of credit and $50 million in grant aid to support housing, e‑mobility, health services and digital cooperation.
- New security and civilian assets were handed over to Seychelles, including the fast patrol vessel PS Lespwar, six ambulances, ten utility vehicles and five laser radial boats, alongside memorandums on defence, maritime surveillance and legal cooperation to counter illegal fishing and piracy.
- Modi used cultural diplomacy to reinforce ties by gifting curated Indian handicrafts and textiles — a Moradabadi brass tortoise, Maheshwari and Kanchivaram silks, Bidriware, a Toda shawl and an orchid painting — linking craft heritage to shared biodiversity and people‑to‑people links.
- The visit operationalises India’s wider Indian Ocean strategy by deepening Seychelles’ capacity to patrol its 1.3 million sq km EEZ, expanding digital links such as UPI integration, and positioning New Delhi as a development and security partner for small island states.