Editing Seychelles (section)

=== Military ===
{{main|Seychelles People's Defence Force}}
The [[Military of Seychelles]] is the [[Seychelles People's Defence Force]] which consists of a number of distinct branches: an Infantry Unit and Coast Guard, Air Force and a Presidential Protection Unit. India has played and continues to play a key role in developing the military of Seychelles. After handing over two [[Trinkat-class patrol vessel|SDB Mk5 patrol vessels]] built by [[GRSE]], the INS ''Tarasa'' and INS ''Tarmugli'', to the [[Seychelles Coast Guard]], which were subsequently renamed [[PS Constant|PS ''Constant'']] and [[PS Topaz|PS ''Topaz'']], India also gifted a [[Dornier 228]] aircraft built by [[Hindustan Aeronautics Limited]].<ref>[http://articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com/2014-11-08/news/55894379_1_k-dhowan-maritime-security-indian-ocean "India gifts second fast attack craft INS Tarasa to the Seychelles Coast Guard"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402131651/http://articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com/2014-11-08/news/55894379_1_k-dhowan-maritime-security-indian-ocean |date=2 April 2015 }}. ''Times of India''. 8 November 2014</ref> India also signed a pact to develop [[Assumption Island]]. Spread over {{convert|11|km2|0|abbr=on}}, it is strategically located in the [[Indian Ocean]], north of [[Madagascar]]. The island is being leased for the development of strategic assets by India.<ref>Shubhajit Roy (12 March 2015) [http://indianexpress.com/article/india/india-others/india-seychelles-sign-four-pacts-to-boost-security-cooperation/ "India to develop strategic assets in 2 Mauritius, Seychelles islands"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150311205408/http://indianexpress.com/article/india/india-others/india-seychelles-sign-four-pacts-to-boost-security-cooperation/ |date=11 March 2015 }}. ''The Indian Express''.</ref> In 2018, Seychelles signed the UN [[treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://treaties.un.org/Pages/ViewDetails.aspx?src=TREATY&mtdsg_no=XXVI-9&chapter=26&clang=_en |title=Chapter XXVI: Disarmament&nbsp;– No. 9 Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons |publisher=United Nations Treaty Collection |date=7 July 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=President of Seychelles signs treaty banning nuclear weapons, meets with leaders at UN |url=http://www.seychellesnewsagency.com/articles/9806/President+of+Seychelles+signs+treaty+banning+nuclear+weapons%2C+meets+with+leaders+at+UN |work=Seychelles News Agency |date=27 September 2018}}</ref>