Addressing a visiting group of Mauritius bureaucrats, Singh highlighted the widespread stake of the 2 international locations in ‘Blue Financial system'.
Singh, who's the Union Minister for personnel, area amongst others, known as for deeper cooperation between India and Mauritius in rising areas comparable to fisheries, ocean applied sciences, and desalination. He described these areas as “new frontiers of sustainable progress and mutual prosperity” for each maritime nations.
India's huge expertise in marine useful resource administration and ocean-based applied sciences might play a pivotal position in supporting Mauritius's improvement targets, he stated.
The minister stated India and Mauritius share a singular bond rooted in historical past, tradition, and people-to-people ties and almost 70 p.c of Mauritians hint their ancestry to India.
Cooperation between the 2 international locations spans infrastructure, training, maritime safety, and talent improvement, he stated.Singh stated the continued collaboration in civil service capability constructing represents a “fruitful funding in future governance,” one that can assist each nations domesticate clear, environment friendly, and citizen-centric administrative programs.The minister was interacting with a delegation of 17 senior officers from 14 Mauritian ministries attending the 2nd Capability Constructing Programme for Senior Civil Servants.
He additionally spoke at size about India's success in harnessing ocean assets by way of initiatives just like the Deep Ocean Mission.
Singh stated India's experience in desalination – turning seawater into potable water – had already remodeled island territories comparable to Lakshadweep and will provide sensible options for Mauritius, which faces challenges of freshwater shortage regardless of being surrounded by the ocean.
