Will India start building another military base in the southwest Indian Ocean before end of 2026?
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India initially tried to build a military base in Seychelles on Assumption Island in 2018, but was rejected by Seychelles parliament.
- They instead built a military base on Mauritius's Agalega Island.
- However, China has been building its own military base in Madagascar and India's military base in Mauritius is farther from the Mozambique Channel.
- India may decide to build another military base in the southwestern Indian ocean to counter China's growing influence in the region.
- Question resolves YES if India starts to build a military base in a country in eastern Africa before the end of 2026, with the military base near the Indian ocean.
- Listening posts/radar installations/berthing rights do not count, it has to be a full military base.