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India’s Seychelles military base plan hits choppy waters

Opposition declares agreement between two governments 'dead' against backdrop of contest for influence in Indian Ocean.

India’s plans for building military facilities in Seychelles have hit choppy waters, with the Indian Ocean island’s political opposition blocking efforts to ratify a deal reached by the two governments.

Seychelles and India signed a 20-year agreement in January to build an airstrip and a jetty for its navy on Assumption Island.

Read it at Al Jazeera

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