Hit hard, Seychelles seeks Indian help against pirates

NEW DELHI: With its $1-billion economy losing about four percent of GDP to piracy, Seychelles has sought India's help in putting an end to this threat to trade in the Indian Ocean, particularly in prosecuting the sea brigands. Seychelles Foreign Minister Jean-Paul Adam, who was in India on a three-day visit last week, told in an interview that he had asked his Indian counterpart, S M Krishna, to assist in the trial of pirates and help increase convictions. "In Seychelles, we have estimated

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