New Delhi, Feb. 9 -- India on Monday announced a Special Economic Package of USD 175 million for Seychelles, underscoring a deepening strategic and developmental partnership between the two Indian Ocean nations, as Prime Minister Narendra Modi said bilateral ties go "far beyond mere diplomatic engagement".
Addressing a joint press meet with Seychelles President Patrick Herminie, Prime Minister Modi said the relationship between the two countries was rooted in centuries of shared history, trade and people-to-people contact shaped by the Indian Ocean.
"For centuries, the waves of the Indian Ocean have connected our peoples. Along its shores, trade flourished, cultures intertwined, and traditions of trust grew stronger," Modi said, adding th...