Mauritius offers India a gateway for strategic cooperation with Africa
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Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. Mauritius is an important gateway for India’s strategic and economic partnership with Africa. Located in the Indian Ocean, Mauritius is in a position to leverage its geographic location, robust economic policies and regional agreements to facilitate trade and investment between India and Africa in consonance with India’s Africa strategy as laid down by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
With the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) reshaping the continent’s economic landscape, Mauritius’s strategic importance to India is expected to grow. The relationship between India and Mauritius is rooted in shared history and cultural ties, with a large Indian diaspora in Mauritius forming a natural bond between the two nations. This foundation has been complemented by decades of economic cooperation.
India has been consistently ranked as one of Mauritius’s largest trading partners, with bilateral trade reaching $697.4 million in 2023. A significant milestone in this partnership was the signing of a Comprehensive Economic Cooperation and Partnership Agreement (CECPA), which came into force on 1 April 2021. This not only facilitates trade in goods and services, but also creates a framework for collaboration in high-growth sectors such as pharmaceuticals, information and communication technology, biotechnology and financial services.
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