Victoria, June 29 -- After concluding this three-day state visit to the East African island nation of Seychelles, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday hailed the past fifty years of diplomatic relations marked by "deep trust and shared progress" between the two nations while noting that the next fifty years of India-Seychelles relations would be defined by "innovation, sustainability and shared prosperity".

Describing his visit as one marked by "substantive outcomes" that would further strengthen bilateral ties, PM Modi, in a post on X after he emplaned for New Delhi, highlighted the significance of the visit, which also coincided with Seychelles' 50th Independence anniversary and his participation in the country's National Day celebra...