India signs free trade agreement with Mauritius, delivers additional 100,000 COVID-19 vaccines
India on Monday signed free trade agreement along with five key pacts with Mauritius, making it the first such agreement with an African country.The agreement was signed during the visit of External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar to Mauritius. On the occasion, Jaishankar said India is privileged to have entered the Comprehensive Economic Cooperation and Partnership Agreement (CECPA) with Mauritius.“This Agreement is India’s first-such Agreement with an African country as noted by the Prime Minister. It will provide a timely boost for the revival of our post-COVID economies and also enable Indian investors to use Mauritius as a launch-pad for business expansion into continental Africa helping the prospect of Mauritius emerging as a ‘hub of Africa’,” he said.CECPA will provide preferential ac...