[3] The relief material, which includes food items, clothing, and other essential consumer goods, arrived at the port of Antsiranana on Indian Naval Ship Airavat.

Speaking on the occasion, Ambassador Kumar said that India stands with Madagascar in this hour of need.

The ceremony was attended by senior civil and military dignitaries in addition to the Prime Minister and his delegation.

[1] In March 2018, to facilitate its financial assistance programme, India decided to offer Madagascar a US$80.7 million Line of Credit (LoC) for agriculture and mechanisation.

[8] India Navy operates a Coastal Surveillance Radar (CSR) station in Madagascar.

[9] In 2013, scientists discovered that Madagascar and India were part of Gondwanaland about 85 million years ago.

[10] Their geographical borders do show signs of earlier history with the Gulf of Khambhat(in Gujarat, India) aligning with the modern day city of Antsiranana(in Diana, Madagascar) considering the analogy of land on Earth as a giant puzzle piece.