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India-Mauritius to restart FTA talks soon

Agreement of strategic importance to counter Chinese presence in the Indian Ocean

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Dilasha Seth New Delhi
India and Mauritius are set to revive talks for a free trade agreement (FTA), following a revision of the bilateral tax treaty last year that gave India the right to impose the capital gains tax on investments routed through the island nation. 
 
More than economic significance, the trade talks are of strategic importance to strengthen New Delhi’s presence in the Indian Ocean region to counter China’s mega investment plans through its one-belt-one-road (OBOR) initiative.
 
“Economically, we do not see much benefit as it is a small country with a population of a million people. What can they produce