Modi will be the chief guest at the country's national day and hold talks with Mauritius Prime Minister Navinchandra Ramgoolam, who returned to office for his third stint in 2024.
Diego Garcia, the largest island of the archipelago, has been used as a joint British-U.S. military base since the 1970s.
“During the (Modi‘s) visit there will be an opportunity perhaps for the Mauritius side to update us on any issues that might still be outstanding... we continue to support Mauritius in its efforts to reach a mutually satisfactory and mutually beneficial deal,“ India’s foreign secretary Vikram Misri told reporters in New Delhi.
Samuel Bashfield, an expert on Indo-Pacific security at the Australia India Institute, said it was in India's interest to retain the U.S. presence on Diego Garcia as a counterweight to China.
“Diego Garcia could be a useful runway for Indian surveillance aircraft in the Indian Ocean to use periodically,“ said Bashfield.
China has invested millions of dollars in recent years building seaports and highways in countries stretching from the Maldives to Sri Lanka..
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