Mauritius

August 20, 2024 9:09 AM

Mauritius Vice President arrives in Delhi to attend 19th CII India-Africa Business Conclave

Mauritius Vice President Marie Cyril Eddy Boissezon on Monday arrived in New Delhi to participate in the 19th CII India-Africa Business Conclave. Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) official spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal extended a warm welcome to him and stated that his visit marks another significant milestone in the "time-tested and enduring ties" between the two nations. In a post on X, Randhir Jaiswal stated, "Welcome to India! VP Marie Cyril Eddy Boissezon of Mauritius arrives in New Delhi ...

MUMBAI, INDIA - MAY 13: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar addressing conference on India's Vishwa Bandhu Approach to Global Relation at Constitution Club, Kandivali on May 13, 2024 in Mumbai, India. (Photo by Raju Shinde/Hindustan Times via Getty Images)

July 15, 2024 9:04 PM

EAM Jaishankar to be on Mauritius visit from July 16-17

External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar will be an official visit to Mauritius from July 16-17, during which he will hold meetings with Prime Minister Pravind Jugnauth and several other dignitaries, the Ministry of External Affairs said in a press release on Monday. This comes around a month after PM Jugnauth visited India for the swearing-in ceremony of Prime Minister Narendra Modi along with his new cabinet and Council of Ministers. The visit marks one of Jaishankar's first bilateral engageme...

July 10, 2024 10:57 PM

Colombo security conclave welcomes Bangladesh as fifth member

The Colombo Security Conclave (CSC), a regional security grouping, officially welcomed Bangladesh as its fifth member state on Wednesday. The announcement came during the 8th Deputy National Security Adviser (DNSA) level meeting, hosted virtually by Mauritius. The existing members - India, Sri Lanka, Mauritius, and the Maldives - warmly received Bangladesh into the fold, while Seychelles participated as an observer state. The Colombo Security Conclave was established in 2020, when India, Sri La...

May 20, 2024 5:40 PM

EAM Jaishankar meets Mauritius envoy to UN; discusses a range of global issues

External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar met the Permanent Representative of Mauritius to the United Nations Jagdish Koonjul, on Monday. EAM Jaishankar appreciated the discussions held with him on a range of global issues. "Glad to meet Ambassador Jagdish Koonjul of Mauritius. Appreciated our discussions on a range of global issues," Jaishankar said in a post shared on X. India has close, longstanding relations with Mauritius, an island nation in the Western Indian Ocean, owing to historic, dem...

April 16, 2024 10:52 AM

India and Mauritius bolster taxation agreement

India and Mauritius have bolstered the Double Taxation Avoidance Agreement (DTAA) by implementing stricter measures to prevent investors from evading taxation on funds entering India. The amendment, signed on March 7, introduces a Principal Purpose Test (PPT) to assess whether foreign investors genuinely qualify for treaty benefits or if they seek tax advantages by routing investments through Mauritius. DTAA serves as a bilateral pact aimed at preventing double taxation of income earned in one...