India, Mauritius to work in direction of facilitating bilateral commerce in native currencies: PM Modi

India and Mauritius will work in direction of enabling bilateral commerce in native currencies, Prime Minister Narendra Modi mentioned on Thursday (September 11, 2025) after holding wide-ranging talks together with his Mauritian counterpart Navinchandra Ramgoolam.

In his remarks to the media, Mr. Modi, delving into shut ties between the 2 nations, mentioned India and Mauritius are two international locations, however their goals and future are one.

The Prime Minister mentioned {that a} free, open, safe, secure and affluent Indian Ocean is a shared precedence of each India and Mauritius.

“In this context, India is fully committed to strengthening the security and maritime capacity of Mauritius’ Exclusive Economic Zone,” he mentioned.

“India has always stood as the first responder and a net security provider in the Indian Ocean region,” he added.

Chagos settlement

Mr. Modi additionally congratulated Ramgoolam and the folks of Mauritius on the conclusion of the Chagos settlement, describing it as a “historic victory” for the island nation’s sovereignty.

“India has always supported decolonisation and the full recognition of Mauritius’s sovereignty. And in this, India has stood firmly with Mauritius,” he mentioned.

In May, the United Kingdom determined at hand over the sovereignty of Chagos Islands, together with tropical atoll of Diego Garcia, to Mauritius beneath a historic deal.

The U.Ok. is giving up the rights of the islands after greater than 50 years. Under the settlement, the U.Ok. can have full accountability for safety of strategically-located Diego Garcia.

Ramgoolam’s go to

Mr. Ramgoolam is at present on a state go to to India from September 9 to 16. It is his first abroad bilateral go to to India in his current time period. He may even go to Ayodhya and Tirupati.

Prime Minister Modi visited Mauritius in March.