Mauritius and India Inked $680M of Cooperation Projects
On 11 September 2025, Mauritius and India signed a series of agreements worth a total of USD 680 million. The signature was witnessed by Mauritian PM Navinchandra Ramgoolam and Indian PM Narendra Modi. The signature ceremony took place in the holy town of Varanasi on the banks of River Ganga, which happens to be the constituency of Narendra Modi and took place during the state visit of the Ramgoolam to India. The two leaders then held a joint press conference.
“A free, open-secure, stable, and prosperous Indian Ocean is our shared priority. In that context, India remains fully committed to strengthening the security of Mauritius’s Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ), and enhancing its maritime capacity. India has always stood as the first responder and a net security provider in the Indian Ocean region.”
Indian PM Narendra Modi
The state visit of the Mauritian PM to India follows the one by the Indian PM as Chief Guest for the Independence Day Celebration of Mauritius on 12 March 2025. At that time, both sides announced the upgrade of the Indian Ocean strategy from #SAGAR to #MAHASAGAR and also uplifted the bilateral ties to the level of an Enhanced Strategic Partnership (#ESP).
| No | Project | Amount USD M |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Build New Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam National Hospital | * |
| 2 | Set up AYUSH Center of Excellence | * |
| 3 | Set up Veterinary School and Animal Hospital | * |
| 4 | Procure Helicopters for Mauritius Police Force | *215 |
| 5 | Complete of Air Traffic Control Tower at Sir Seewoosagur International Airport | # |
| 6 | Construct M4 Motorway | # |
| 7 | Complete Port Louis Ring Road Phase II | # |
| 8 | Procure container port equipment for Cargo Handling Corporation | # |
| 9 | Upgrade of Port Louis Seaport | #440 |
| 10 | Support National Budget FY 2025-2026 | 25 |
| 11 | Develop 17.5 MW PV Farm at Tamarind Falls with Central Electricity Board | 20 |
| 12 | Implement High-Impact Community Development Projects | 10 |
| TOTAL | 680 |
During this visit in India, a Special Economic Package (SEP) worth USD 680 million was signed. The SEP includes a combination of grants and lines of credits for a number of cooperation projects. In the health sector, India will provide a grant envelope totaling USD 215 million toward the new Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam National Hospital, an AYUSH Center of Excellence and a Veterinary Teaching Hospital.
“India and Mauritius ties have entered a more dynamic and forward-looking phase. We discussed the Double-Taxation Avoidance Treaty (DTAT) which can be improved.”
Mauritian PM Navinchrandra Ramgoolam
| FY | Singapore | Mauritius | USA |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-2025 | 14.9 | 8.3 | 8.9 |
| 2023-2024 | 11.8 | 8.0 | 5.0 |
| 2022-2023 | 16.3 | 18.5 | 6.3 |
On the investment side, Mauritius has slid into 3rd position, behind Singapore and the USA, with an FDI of USD 8.3 billion passing through the Mauritian jurisdiction into India during financial year 2024-2025. On the bilateral trade side, trade volume clocked at USD 776 million in 2024, a drop from the USD 808 million high in 2021.
On the infrastructure side, India will finance the M4 motorway, the Port Louis Ring Road, and the new Air Traffic Control tower at the Sir Seewoosagur International Airport, as well as the upgrade of the Container Terminal Equipment through a mix of grants and loans worth USD 440 million.
Finally, India will also provide a USD 25 million as budgetary support for the fiscal year 2025-2026. India will also finance the purchase of helicopters for the Mauritius Police Force.
In an interview prior to the visit, Indian ambassador in Mauritius, Anurag Srivastava, underlined that India and Mauritius are key partners in the #GlobalSouth with the bilateral ties being a beacon for South-South Cooperation. In addition, Mauritius holds a unique and strategic position within India’s foreign policies since Mauritius is at the confluence of Neighborhood First, MAHASAGAR, and Africa Forward. As an expression of the ‘special relationship’, India and Mauritius also signed several cooperation Memoranda of Understanding (MoU).
| No | MoU |
|---|---|
| 1 | STEM Cooperation between the Department of Science and Technology of India and Ministry of Tertiary Education, Science, and Research of Mauritius |
| 2 | Cooperation between Indian Institute of Technology at Madras and University of Mauritius |
| 3 | Cooperation between Indian Institute of Plantation Management at Bengaluru and University of Mauritius |
| 4 | Capacity Building between Karmayogi Bharat and Mauritian Ministry of Public Service and Administrative Reforms |
| 5 | Blue Economy and Oceanographic Research between Indian National Institute of Oceanography and Mauritius Oceanography Institute |
| 6 | Renewal of Hydrographical Survey Cooperation |
| 7 | Energy Security and Green Transition in the Power Sector |
| 8 | Community Development with High-Impact Projects |
| 9 | Establishment of Telemetry, Tracking, and Telecommunications Station for Satellites and Launch Vehicles in the context of Space Cooperation |