Relationship dossier
India
Mauritius
Relationship assessment
India and Mauritius have a close partnership in development, trade and maritime security
India toward Mauritius
+80India has provided substantial development assistance to Mauritius, including funding for infrastructure projects. The governments concluded the Comprehensive Economic Cooperation and Partnership Agreement, which entered into force in 2021, and cooperate on maritime security. India also supported infrastructure development on Agalega, including a runway and jetty inaugurated in 2024.
Mauritius toward India
+70Mauritius has partnered with India on development and maritime security, including through the 2021 Comprehensive Economic Cooperation and Partnership Agreement and cooperation on infrastructure at Agalega. Mauritius supported India's position on the Chagos Archipelago at the United Nations, including backing the 2019 General Assembly resolution calling for the United Kingdom to end its administration.
Overall relationship
+75The relationship is characterized by sustained Indian development assistance, a preferential trade framework and security cooperation, alongside Mauritius's diplomatic support for India's position on Chagos. Cooperation on Agalega is strategically significant, though the implications of the infrastructure there have also attracted sensitivity.
How to read these scores
Scores are rough judgments, not objective measurements or current verification. Directional scores describe government policy and conduct, not public opinion. The overall score is an independent estimate, never an average.
- −100
- Extreme sustained hostility
- −50
- Substantially adversarial
- 0
- Mixed or neutral, supported by knowledge
- +50
- Substantially cooperative
- +100
- Exceptionally close sustained partnership
“Not assessed” means there is no recorded score. Pair existence makes no claim about diplomatic recognition or established relations.
Relationship context
Overview
India and Mauritius maintain a close partnership spanning development assistance, trade and maritime security. India has funded and built infrastructure in Mauritius, while the two governments have a preferential trade agreement and cooperate on maritime security. The relationship also includes sensitivity around the strategic implications of Indian-supported infrastructure on Agalega.
Areas of tension
- The strategic and sovereignty implications of Indian-supported infrastructure on Agalega have been sensitive.
Key developments
The Comprehensive Economic Cooperation and Partnership Agreement between India and Mauritius entered into force.
India-supported runway and jetty infrastructure on Agalega was inaugurated.
Mauritius supported the United Nations General Assembly resolution calling for the United Kingdom to end its administration of the Chagos Archipelago.
Major uncertainties
- The long-term scope of Indian-supported maritime infrastructure and security cooperation on Agalega is unclear.
- The extent to which the preferential trade agreement has changed bilateral trade is unclear.