Modi wants ‘free, open, safe’ India Ocean

• India pledges support for the establishment of the Police Academy and National Maritime Information Sharing Centre in Mauritius.

• India will advocate for Mauritius’s position on the Chagos dispute through various organizations.

• The Exclusive Economic Zone of Mauritius will be protected, a key point in the U.K.-Mauritius negotiations over the Chagos Islands.

• Travellers from Mauritius will receive assistance for the Char Dham Yatra and the Ramayana Trail.

• New development projects worth Mauritian rupee 500 million will be launched under the bilateral partnership.

• The agreement on national currencies aims to promote local currency use, encourage direct exchange rate quotations, and establish an Indian rupee clearing centre in Mauritius.