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India and Seychelles elevated their cooperation across maritime security, digital public infrastructure, renewable energy, and climate action, with Seychelles becoming a full member of the Colombo Security Conclave (CSC) in February 2026.
Description:
Colombo Security Conclave (CSC):
- Launched: 2011
- Initiated by: India
- Members: India, Sri Lanka, Maldives, Mauritius, Bangladesh, Seychelles
Core Focus Areas:
- Maritime security, Counterterrorism & radicalisation, Cyber security, Humanitarian Assistance & Disaster Relief (HADR), Maritime domain awareness.
About Seychelles:
- Seychelles is a sovereign archipelagic island nation of 155 islands located in the western Indian Ocean, northeast of Madagascar, off the east coast of Africa.
- The islands lie on the Mascarene Plateau (submarine plateau).
- Africa’s smallest and least populated country.
- Capital: Victoria
- Seychelles marked 50 years of independence in 2026
- Indian PM was Chief Guest at the celebrations
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