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Modi, Mauritius PM Announce Projects, Economic Package in Varanasi, Set Path for Local‑Currency Trade

The meeting shifted the Enhanced Strategic Partnership from pledges to projects across priority sectors.

Overview

  • India unveiled a special economic package for Mauritius with commitments aimed at strengthening infrastructure, healthcare capacity and employment.
  • Both governments announced multiple MoUs, including a five‑year hydrography pact for EEZ surveys and navigation data sharing, as well as academic partnerships linking IIT Madras and IIPM Bengaluru with the University of Mauritius.
  • India will supply 100 electric buses to Mauritius, with 10 already delivered, and will cooperate on a 17.5 MW floating solar power plant at Tamarind Falls.
  • The leaders agreed to work toward enabling bilateral trade in local currencies to deepen financial and commercial integration.
  • Modi congratulated Mauritius on the Chagos agreement, framing it as a sovereignty milestone, and emphasized India’s role as a first responder and net security provider in the Indian Ocean.