Mauritius Foreign Minister lauds India’s tremendous rise under PM Modi. Prime Minister Modi returned to New Delhi early Thursday after concluding a landmark State Visit to Mauritius. PM Modi attended the National Day celebrations of the Indian Ocean nation as the Chief Guest for the second time, an honour he first received in 2015. Mauritius President Dharambeer Gokhool also conferred the ‘Grand Commander of the Order of the Star and Key of the. Indian Ocean’ (GCSK) award, the highest civilian award of Mauritius, on PM Modi, the first time that an Indian leader has received the honour. The two countries have agreed that their special and close bilateral partnership has acquired significant strategic depth after being raised to an Enhanced Strategic Partnership. The need for a new Parliament in Mauritius is high on our agenda, and India has been instrumental in supporting us, says Foreign Minister Dhananjay Ramful. He also spoke on China’s expanding influence in theIndian Ocean Region (IOR)