Overview

• On June 23, Minister of State for Defence Sanjay Seth led the unveiling of a Commemorative Pillar in Taita-Taveta County to honour fallen soldiers of India and Kenya.
• The memorial ceremony emphasised shared colonial legacies and growing defence cooperation between the two maritime neighbours.
• Seth will travel to Antananarivo on June 26 to participate in Madagascar’s 65th Independence Day and the anniversary of its Armed Forces.
• The visit follows formal invitations from Kenya’s Cabinet Secretary for Defence and Madagascar’s Minister of Armed Forces.
• India aims to leverage the trip to bolster maritime security collaboration, strengthen economic links and expand people-to-people exchanges across the Indian Ocean region.