President Xi Jinping and India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi at the BRICS summit in Xiamen, Fujian province, China in September 2017. Photo: Reuters

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In ‘Asia’s gateway to Africa’ Mauritius, rivals China and India compete for the upper hand

Mauritius’ ties to India are historic, but China is key to its future. The island has to ‘play its diplomacy very carefully’ in a region superpowers see as strategic

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Published: 7:01am, 8 Dec, 2018

Updated: 8:21pm, 8 Dec, 2018

President Xi Jinping and India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi at the BRICS summit in Xiamen, Fujian province, China in September 2017. Photo: Reuters

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