Modi becomes first Indian PM to address the National Assembly of Seychelles
Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressed an Extraordinary Sitting of the National Assembly of Seychelles on 28 June 2026, the first Indian Prime Minister to do so.
Summary
Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressed an Extraordinary Sitting of the National Assembly of Seychelles in Victoria on 28 June 2026, becoming the first Indian Prime Minister to address the Assembly. Modi recalled that Seychelles, in 2015, was the first country in the Indian Ocean region he visited as Prime Minister and also his first visit to Africa as Prime Minister. Modi congratulated the newly elected members of the Eighth National Assembly and the Speaker on becoming the first woman Speaker of the House, and called for more parliamentary exchanges between the two democracies.
Key facts
- Date
- 28 June 2026
- First
- First Indian PM to address the National Assembly of Seychelles
- Recalled
- 2015 visit: first Indian Ocean country and first African visit as PM
- Assembly
- Eighth National Assembly; first woman Speaker
Practice MCQs 3 questions
On 28 June 2026, Narendra Modi became the first Indian Prime Minister to address which body?
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Correct answer: B — National Assembly of Seychelles
Modi addressed an Extraordinary Sitting of the National Assembly of Seychelles, the first Indian Prime Minister to do so.
In his address to the National Assembly of Seychelles, Modi recalled that his first visit to Seychelles as Prime Minister, also his first visit to Africa as PM, was in:
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Correct answer: D — 2015
Modi said Seychelles in 2015 was the first country in the Indian Ocean region he visited as Prime Minister and also his first visit to Africa as Prime Minister.
Modi congratulated the Speaker of the National Assembly of Seychelles on becoming the first woman Speaker. Which National Assembly of Seychelles is currently in session?
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Correct answer: A — Eighth
Modi congratulated the newly elected members of the Eighth National Assembly and the Speaker on becoming its first woman Speaker.