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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 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).
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Maldives first foreign funded project of 2021 backed by India inaugurated
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It is the 1st India-funded grant project to be inaugurated in 2021 and overall, the 8th Indian grant project in the Maldives to be completed in the last six months.
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High-impact community projects undertaken through Indian grant assistance constitute an important dimension of the dynamic development partnership between India and the Maldives, officials told ET.
The first foreign funded project in Maldives in 2021 that was backed by India was inaugurated on Saturday.
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