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PLACES IN NEWS - 4■
AGALEGA ISLAND.
#variousSecurityforces□ WHY IN NEWS ?
◇ India asserts that these new facilities are part of its
Security and Growth for All in the Region (SAGAR) policy, which aims to increase maritime cooperation between countries in the region.
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Mauritius, for its part,
has indicated that its coastguard personnel will use the new facilities.◇ But it is clear that the Indian
investment of $250m in developing an airfield, port, and communications hub on this remote island is not aimed at helping Mauritius develop its capacity to police its territorial waters.
□ ABOUT ISLAND :-
◇ Agaléga are
two outer islands of Mauritius located in the Indian Ocean, about 1,000 kilometers north of Mauritius island.
◇ The islands have a total area of
2,600 ha (6,400 acres).
◇ There is an MoU between the
governments of Mauritius and
India to
develop the Agaléga islands and
resolve infrastructural problems faced by Agaleans.
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SOURCE - TH.
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