Diplomatic briefing
High Commission of India, Seychelles
High CommissionSeychelles · High Commissioner: Shri Rohit Rathish
9 figures · 2 sources · built 49 minutes ago
In short
India’s high commission in Seychelles records bilateral trade of $72.9m, a reported community of 13,303, 26 agreements on record and a UN voting alignment with India of 69%. Led by Shri Rohit Rathish, high commissioner.
Total bilateral trade
$72.9m
US dollars · as stated in the brief
Source· retrieved 49 minutes ago
Bilateral Brief — Seychelles
Source: Ministry of External Affairs, India
Where: “Trade & Investment” section
“In 2024-25, bilateral trade has remained steady with total trade amounting to USD 72.92 million in the April 2024 to February 2025 period (export from India: USD 68.64 million, import to India: USD 4.28 million).”
Published: undated · Read: 8 October 2026
Read from the briefing by a language model. The quoted sentence was verified by string matching against the extracted PDF text before this figure was accepted.
Overseas Indians
Medium confidence13,303
persons · as of Jan 2026
Source· retrieved 1 day ago
Population of Overseas Indians
Source: Ministry of External Affairs, India
Where: row "Seychelles"
“PIOs 5,115 + NRIs 8,235 = 13,303”
Published: undated · Read: 7 October 2026
MEA publishes no methodology for these estimates and told a Parliamentary committee it holds "no authentic data". The page also repeats some countries from an older vintage with the PIO/NRI columns swapped; the first occurrence is used here. This country appears 2× on the page.
Agreements on record
Medium confidence26
agreements · 1950–present
Source· retrieved 51 minutes ago
Indian Treaties Database — filtered by country
Source: Ministry of External Affairs, India
Where: search-result-item count, sorted newest first (newest: 30 October 1978)
“AGREEMENT BETWEEN INDIA AND SEYCHELLES ON ECONOMIC AND TECHNICAL COOPERATION — 30 October 1978”
Published: 30 October 1978 · Read: 8 October 2026
MEA states it cannot vouch for the accuracy or completeness of this database. It carries no status field, so "in force" cannot be derived from it — only that an agreement is on record.
UN votes matching India’s
69%
share of UNGA votes matching India’s · UNGA session 78
Source· retrieved 12 hours ago
United Nations General Assembly Voting Data — Ideal Point Estimates
Source: Bailey, Strezhnev & Voeten — Harvard Dataverse
Where: row “Seychelles”, session 78, IndiaAgree over 76 votes
Published: undated · Read: 8 October 2026
UN General Assembly Voting Data (v39), non-commercial licence. The share is the dataset’s own IndiaAgree column — roll-call votes on which this country and India voted the same way, as the dataset defines agreement — not our calculation. Independent of MEA.
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The relationship, in figures
Trade
Exports to SeychellesUS dollars · as stated in the brief$68.6m
Bilateral Brief — Seychelles
Source: Ministry of External Affairs, India
Where: “Trade & Investment” section
“In 2024-25, bilateral trade has remained steady with total trade amounting to USD 72.92 million in the April 2024 to February 2025 period (export from India: USD 68.64 million, import to India: USD 4.28 million).”
Published: undated · Read: 8 October 2026
Read from the briefing by a language model. The quoted sentence was verified by string matching against the extracted PDF text before this figure was accepted.
Imports from SeychellesUS dollars · as stated in the brief$4.3m
Bilateral Brief — Seychelles
Source: Ministry of External Affairs, India
Where: “Trade & Investment” section
“In 2024-25, bilateral trade has remained steady with total trade amounting to USD 72.92 million in the April 2024 to February 2025 period (export from India: USD 68.64 million, import to India: USD 4.28 million).”
Published: undated · Read: 8 October 2026
Read from the briefing by a language model. The quoted sentence was verified by string matching against the extracted PDF text before this figure was accepted.
Trade balance in India’s favourUS dollars · as stated in the brief · our calculation$64.4m
Exports minus imports, as stated in the same briefing (in USD)
exports − imports
Diplomacy
Most recent high-level visityear of the visit · as stated in the brief2026
Bilateral Brief — Seychelles
Source: Ministry of External Affairs, India
Where: “Visits from Seychelles” section
“President Dr. Patrick Herminie paid a State Visit to India from 5-10 February, 2026.”
Published: undated · Read: 8 October 2026
Read from the briefing by a language model. The quoted sentence was verified by string matching against the extracted PDF text before this figure was accepted.
Agreements on record (26)
MEA Treaties Database- MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING ON THE RECOGNITION OF TRAINING AND CERTIFICATION OF SEAFARERS FOR SERVICE ON SEYCHELLES FLAGGED VESSELS BETWEEN THE MINISTRY OF TRANSPORT, PORTS & CIVIL AVIATION OF THE REPUBLIC OF SEYCHELLES AND THE MINISTRY OF PORTS, SHIPPING AND WATERWAYS OF THE REPUBLIC OF INDIAAid and Cooperation27 June 2026
- MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING BETWEEN THE GOVERNMENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF INDIA AND THE GOVERNMENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF SEYCHELLES REGARDING INDIAN GRANT ASSISTANCE FOR IMPLEMENTATION OF SMALL DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS (PHASE-II) THROUGH LOCAL BODIES, EDUCATIONAL AND VOCATIONAL INSTITUTIONSEducation23 November 2023
- MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING BETWEEN THE GOVERNMENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF INDIA AND THE GOVERNMENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF SEYCHELLES ON COOPERATION IN THE FIELD OF YOUTH AND SPORTSCultural Relations and Sport23 November 2023
- MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING BETWEEN THE MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE, GOVERNMENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF INDIA AND THE MINISTRY OF HEALTH OF THE GOVERNMENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF SEYCHELLES FOR RECIPROCAL RECOGNITION OF COVID -19 VACCINATION CERTIFICATESHealth05 May 2022
- MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING BETWEEN THE GOVERNMENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF INDIA AND THE GOVERNMENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF SEYCHELLES ON THE SHORT STAY VISA EXEMPTION FOR HOLDERS OF DIPLOMATIC AND OFFICIAL PASSPORTSDiplomatic Relations24 May 2021
- CULTURAL EXCHANGE PROGRAMME BETWEEN INDIA AND SEYCHELLESCultural Relations and Sport24 June 2018
- MOU BETWEEN INDIA AND SEYCHELLES ON COOPERATIONDiplomatic Relations24 June 2018
- TWINNING AGREEMENT ON THE ESTABLISHMENT OF FRIENDSHIP AND COOPERATION BETWEEN INDIA AND SEYCHELLESAid and Cooperation24 June 2018
- MOU BETWEEN INDIA AND SEYCHELLES REGARDING INDIAN GRANT ASSISTANCE FOR IMPLEMENTATION OF SMALL DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS THROUGH LOCAL BODIES, EDUCATIONAL AND VOCATIONAL INSTITUTIONSAid and Cooperation24 June 2018
- MOU BETWEEN INDIA AND SEYCHELLES ON COOPERATION IN THE AREA OF CYBER SECURITYAid and Cooperation24 June 2018
- PROTOCOL ON THE FRAMEWORK OF COOPERATION IN THE FIELD OF BLUE ECONOMY BETWEEN INDIA AND SEYCHELLESBusiness and Trade26 August 2015
- AIR SERVICES AGREEMENT BETWEEN INDIA AND SEYCHELLESTransport26 August 2015
- MOU BETWEEN INDIA AND SEYCHELLES FOR COOPERATION IN AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH AND OPERATIONAid and Cooperation26 August 2015
- AGREEMENT BETWEEN INDIA AND SEYCHELLES FOR THE EXCHANGE OF INFORMATION WITH RESPECT TO TAXESBusiness and Trade26 August 2015
- MOU ON RENEWABLE ENERGY COOPERATION BETWEEN INDIA AND SEYCHELLESEnvironment and Resources11 March 2015
- AGREEMENT BETWEEN INDIA AND SEYCHELLES ON THE DEVELOPMENT OF FACILITIES ON ASSUMPTION ISLAND,SEYCHELLESAid and Cooperation11 March 2015
- PROTOCOL BETWEEN INDIA AND SEYCHELLES ON SALE OF NAVIGATIONAL CHARTS/ELECTRONIC NAVIGATIONAL CHARTSScience and Technology11 March 2015
- MOU BETWEEN INDIA AND SEYCHELLES FOR COOPERATION IN THE FIELD OF HYDROGRAPHYAid and Cooperation11 March 2015
- MOU BETWEEN INDIA AND SEYCHELLES ON COOPERATION IN SPORTS AND YOUTH AFFAIRSAid and Cooperation30 April 2012
- MOU BETWEEN INDIA AND SEYCHELLESAid and Cooperation30 March 2012
- AGREEMENT BETWEEN INDIA AND SEYCHELLES FOR THE PROMOTION AND PROTECTION OF INVESTMENTSBusiness and Trade02 June 2010
- MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING BETWEEN THE GOVERNMENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF INDIA AND THE GOVERNMENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF SEYCHELLES ON COOPERATION IN SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGYScience and Technology10 September 2003
- MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING ON HEALTH COOPERATION BETWEEN THE GOVERNMENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF INDIA AND THE GOVERNMENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF SEYCHELLESHealth10 September 2003
- TRADE AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE GOVERNMENT OF REPUBLIC OF INDIA AND THE GOVERNMENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF SEYCHELLESBusiness and Trade18 September 1998
- AGREEMENT BETWEEN INDIA AND SEYCHELLES ON ECONOMIC AND TECHNICAL COOPERATIONAid and Cooperation30 October 1978
- AGREEMENT BETWEEN INDIA AND SEYCHELLES RELATING TO THE AIR SERVICESTransport30 October 1978
The briefing
MEA publishes a bilateral brief — 13 sections, 26,192 characters of extractable text. Sections include: India-Seychelles Bilateral Relations · Visits from India · VVIPs included: · Ministerial Level Visits · Delegation Level Visits · Visits from Seychelles.
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