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PM Narendra Modi and Seychelles President Wavel Ramkalawan will hold a virtual event on Thursday.
During the event, India will gift a Fast Patrol Vessel worst Rs 100 to Seychelles Coast Guard.
The Fast Patrol Vessel will be the fourth ship to be gifted by India to Seychelles.
New Delhi: India will be gifting a Fast Patrol Vessel worst Rs 100 crore to Seychelles Coast Guard at the virtual event on Thursday (April 8, 2021) that will be presided over by Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the new President of Seychelles Wavel Ramkalawan.
The 48.9 m Fast Patrol Vessel, built by Garden Reach Shipbuilders & Engineering, will be used for multi-purpose operations such as patrolling, anti-smuggling, anti-poaching, and search and rescue (SAR).
India s support contributed immensely to development of Seychelles: President Ramkalawan ANI | Updated: Apr 08, 2021 18:00 IST
New Delhi [India], April 8 (ANI): Appreciating the solidarity shown by India over the years, President of Seychelles Wavel Ramkalawan on Thursday said that the support they have received from India has contributed immensely to the socio-economic development of their country. In little less than two months, we will be commemorating the 45th anniversary of the formal establishment of diplomatic relations between Seychelles and India. The support we have received from India has contributed immensely to the socio-economic development of Seychelles, said President Ramkalawan at a high-level virtual event with Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
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PM Modi, Seychelles President to jointly inaugurate projects at virtual event today
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will on Thursday participate in a high-level virtual meeting with the President of Seychelles Wavel Ramkalawan and inaugurate a range of projects supported by India in Seychelles as part of New Delhi s Indo-Pacific vision.
This will be Modi s first interaction with Ramkalawan who came to power after a landmark victory in October 2020 elections in Seychelles. His party Linyon Democratic Seselwa has a two-thirds majority in the Seychelles national assembly.
President Ramkalawan is of Indian origin. He has his ancestral roots in Gopalganj district of Bihar. He visited India in January 2018 as a part of the PIO Parliamentarian s Conference and had also visited his native village Parsauni . There are three ministers of Indian origin in his cabinet - Devika Vidot, Billy Rangasamy and Naadir Hassan.
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India will be gifting a patrol vessel worth Rs.100 crore to Seychelles Coast Guard during the first high-level virtual meeting between India and Seychelles on Thursday. The meeting will be presided over by Prime Minister Narendra Modi and newly-elected Seychelles’s Indian-origin President Wavel Ramakalwan who came to power in October 2020.
The 48.9 m Fast Patrol Vessel which is built by Garden Reach Shipbuilders & Engineering, will be utilized for multi-purpose operations such as anti-smuggling, patrolling, anti-poaching, and Search & Rescue (SAR). The Vessel was delivered to Seychelles on March 16 and the official handover of the same shall be done during the virtual meet on Thursday at 5 pm. This Patrol vessel will be the 4th ship to be gifted by India to Seychelles and is christened as PS Zoroaster. the other three are namely- PS Topaz(2005), PS Constant (2014), and Patrol Boat Hermes (2016)
India to gift patrol vessel worth Rs 100 crore to Seychelles during PM Modi-President Ramkalawan virtual meet
The development comes even as the Indian Ocean has seen increased threats such as piracy, illegal fishing and the Chinese presence. Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the new President of Seychelles Wavel Ramkalawan
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Updated: Apr 8, 2021, 07:15 AM IST
India will gift a Fast Patrol Vessel worst Rs 100 crore to Seychelles Coast Guard at the virtual event on Thursday (April 8, 2021) that will be presided over by Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the new President of Seychelles Wavel Ramkalawan.
The 48.9 m Fast Patrol Vessel, built by Garden Reach Shipbuilders & Engineering, will be used for multi-purpose operations such as patrolling, anti-smuggling, anti-poaching, and search and rescue (SAR).