Interview | Not in Favour of Any Foreign Military Base : Seychelles First Hindu MP Sathya Naidu
Naidu speaks to The Wire on a range of issues, including the Indian community in the island nation, bilateral ties between India and Seychelles, and the contentious Assumption Island project.
Seychelles member of parliament Sathyanarayanan Sudarsan Naidu. Photo: The National Assembly of Seychelles Website.
World16/Dec/2020
New Delhi: When President Wavel Ramkalawanâs historical electoral victory ended the 43-year-old single-party rule in Seychelles in October, it also marked another important milestone â the election of the island nationâs first Hindu member of parliament.
The results of the general elections in October marked a seismic change in the country made of 115 islands and a population of 98,000 in the Western Indian ocean. It was the first time that the United Seychelles party had lost power since the archipelago became independent in 1976 and it turned tow