India has maintained strong support for Mauritius over the sovereignty of the Chagos Islands and played a quiet but important role in the negotiations with the UK. While Mauritius will gain control over the islands, Britain will have sovereignty over the Diego Garcia military base.
President Murmu also held a bilateral meeting with her Mauritian counterpart Prithvirajsing Roopun on Monday and presented him with a RuPay card. She also announced a special provision to grant an Overseas Citizenship of India (OCI) card to the 7th generation of Indian-origin people in Mauritius.
Jugnauth held a bilateral meeting with Prime Minister Narendra Modi on the sidelines of a successful G20 Summit in New Delhi. Both leaders agreed to strengthen mutual cooperation.
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