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Seychelles president Danny Faure says project with India to develop naval base at Assumption Island won't move forward
• 7 years agoSeychelles President Danny Faure said that the joint project with India to develop a naval base at Assumption Island in his country will not happen due to pressure from Opposition parties back in Seychelles
India's Seychelles naval base plan hits wall: New Delhi must commit greater economic, military resources to preserve its interests
Vinaykaura • 7 years agoWith India's military plans in Seychelles hitting roadblock, New Delhi must demonstrate greater willingness to assume the burdens of being a major power.
With increasing domestic resistance, Seychelles' Opposition blocks military agreement with India
Fp Staff • 7 years agoTwo months after India signed a revised agreement with the Indian Ocean archipelago nation of Seychelles for the building of military facilities on Assumption Island, Seychelles' Opposition has refused to let it pass in their Parliament
India's plan to build military base in Seychelles' Assumption Island stirs controversy
• 7 years agoA plan for India to build a military base on an outlying Seychelles island has won favour among the archipelago nation's politicians, but some hostility from its people
S Jaishankar in Seychelles: As China shadow looms, India must quickly iron out disputes over Assumption Island
Fp Staff • 7 years agoIndia sent Foreign Secretary S Jaishankar on a visit to Seychelles to smooth out differences over the development of infrastructure on Assumption Island.