Explanation:

India signs trade deal, $100 million defence agreement with Mauritius. The Indian foreign minister S  Jaishankar was on an official visit to two key Indian Ocean region countries- Maldives and Mauritius. The External  Affairs Minister (EAM) S Jaishankar visited the Island nation Mauritius to review the comprehensive and important bilateral relationship between the two nations.
India signed a Free Trade Agreement (FTA) or (Comprehensive Economic Cooperation Partnership Agreement-(CECPA) with Mauritius. The FTA or CECPA is the first such pact with any African country, and will help Mauritius  to emerge as a “hub of Africa”.