“Much of the momentum underlining India’s outreach to its neighbourhood has been driven by China’s growing involvement in the region”
“The Indian Ocean is undoubtedly a region of great strategic importance,” Aravind Joshi, a maritime security researcher at Global Risk Intelligence, told“The construction of a naval facility highlights how Mauritius is increasingly becoming an integral part of India’s Ocean Diplomacy goals.”
Samuel Bashfield, a researcher at the National Security College at the Australian National University, said it’s a prime area for India to use as a launch pad for operations.Bilateral relations between India and Mauritius have been historically warm, and are now punctuated by high-level diplomatic visits, several lines of credit for infrastructural projects, as well as joint patrol and surveillance operations.
India had first sought access to the Agalega island in 2015 to develop it as an air and naval staging point for maritime surveillance.a memorandum of understanding in 2015, among which one of the five agreements was for “setting up and upgradation of infrastructure for improving sea and air connectivity,” while “ameliorating the condition of the inhabitants” on the island.
During a parliamentary session earlier this May, Mauritian Prime Minister Pravind Jugnauth dismissed any idea of military construction taking place, saying: “Let me reiterate, most emphatically and in unequivocal terms, that there is no agreement between Mauritius and India to set up a military base in Agalega”.To Joshi, there is a straightforward motivation behind India’s move to militarise the island: China.
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