According to the Ministry of External Affairs of the Government of India, relations between India and Seychelles have been characterised by "close friendship, understanding and cooperation", while Seychelles has described itself as a "rock of dependability for India in the Indian Ocean region”.
印度外交部（英语：Ministry of External Affairs (India)）曾形容兩國之間的關係是“親密的友誼、理解和合作”，塞舌爾亦曾形容自己是“印度在印度洋地區可靠的夥伴”。