Relationship dossier
India
Seychelles
Relationship assessment
A sustained maritime-security and development partnership, alongside unresolved controversy over the proposed Assumption Island facility.
India toward Seychelles
+45India has provided Seychelles with defence equipment and development assistance and has supported maritime-security cooperation, including coastal surveillance and capacity-building.
Seychelles toward India
+40The Seychelles government has cooperated with India on maritime security and defence, including negotiations over a proposed Indian facility on Assumption Island. Domestic opposition prevented that proposal from being implemented.
Overall relationship
+45The relationship is anchored in recurring Indian defence and development assistance and government cooperation on maritime security. The Assumption Island proposal exposed limits to that cooperation: political opposition in Seychelles prevented implementation. The partnership remains substantially cooperative, though the scope of its security arrangements and the island proposal’s status are unclear.
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 Seychelles have a sustained partnership focused on maritime security, defence and development assistance. India has provided equipment and financial support, while the two governments have pursued maritime cooperation and security arrangements. The proposed Indian facility on Assumption Island became politically contentious in Seychelles and was not implemented, tempering an otherwise cooperative relationship.
Areas of tension
- Domestic opposition in Seychelles to the proposed Indian facility on Assumption Island.
Key developments
India and Seychelles pursued an agreement for an Indian facility on Assumption Island; political opposition in Seychelles prevented its implementation.
India provided Seychelles with defence equipment and support for maritime surveillance and security capacity.
Major uncertainties
- The current scope and implementation of bilateral maritime-security arrangements are unclear.
- The status of negotiations concerning the proposed Assumption Island facility is unclear.