Space Cooperation Agreement with Seychelles Announced in June 2026
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TLDR
- (Opens in new window) a space cooperation agreement with Seychelles in late June 2026, it barely registered outside diplomatic circles.
- By early 2024, New Delhi had signed space cooperation agreements with 61 countries and five multilateral organisations(Opens in new window).Seychelles is simply the latest addition to a list that keeps growing, each.
- In July 2026, Skyroot Aerospace completed the country’s first private orbital launch(Opens in new window), a genuine milestone that still depended on state-run facilities and support, suggesting a private sector poised.
- Space has become one of India’s most durable instruments of diplomacy.The template for this was set in May 2017, when India launched the South Asia Satellite(Opens in new window), a geosynchronous communications.
- Announced during a meeting between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and President Patrick Herminie in the Seychellois capital Victoria, the pact covers ocean observation, marine science, and coastal management.