INDIA AND SEYCHELLES SHARE AN ENDURING BOND ROOTED IN CENTURIES-OLD CIVILISATIONAL TIES: LOK SABHA SPEAKER

The Lok Sabha Speaker held a bilateral parliamentary dialogue with a parliamentary delegation from Seychelles led by Hon’ble Ms. Azarel Yolanda Ernesta, the first woman Speaker of the National Assembly of Seychelles. The leaders discussed centuries-old civilisational ties, shared democratic values, and mutual cooperation across various domains such as digital transformation, renewable energy, health, infrastructure, and parliamentary capacity building through PRIDE. The meeting noted the milestones of Seychelles' 50th independence anniversary and 50 years of diplomatic relations, highlighting Seychelles' significance under India's Vision MAHASAGAR and cooperation within multilateral fora like the United Nations to amplify the Global South.