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Chagos Islands, Mauritius and Diego Garcia
UK Hands Indian Ocean Islands To Mauritius But Keeps Key US Military Base
Britain on Thursday said it would give up sovereignty of the Chagos Islands to Mauritius, but under what President Joe Biden called a "historic agreement" will keep a strategic Indian Ocean military base with the United States.
UK Cedes Chagos Islands to Mauritius, Keeps Control of Diego Garcia Military Base
Britain struck a deal to cede sovereignty over the Chagos Islands in the Indian Ocean to Mauritius, while keeping control of a strategically important UK-US military base for another century.Under the agreement,
Why Chagos Islands matter, why UK keeps Diego Garcia base
British Foreign Minister David Lammy said the deal settled the contested sovereignty of Britain’s last overseas territory in Africa, while securing the long-term future of the Diego Garcia military base,
UK cedes Chagos Island sovereignty to Mauritius, retains Diego Garcia airbase
Britain said on Thursday it would give up sovereignty of the Chagos Islands to Mauritius in a deal that would allow people displaced decades ago to return home while London retained use of the important UK-U.
With India's help, UK agrees to sovereignty of Mauritius over Diego Garcia
The United Kingdom agrees to transfer sovereignty of the Chagos archipelago to Mauritius. India and the United States support this. The US military base at Diego Garcia remains for 99 years. India played an important background role and supported Mauritius's claim.
UK Cedes Island To Mauritius, Retains Diego Garcia Airbase
LONDON/PORT LOUIS, (REUTERS) – Britain said on October 3 it would cede sovereignty of the Chagos Islands to Mauritius in a deal it said secured the future of the UK-U.S. Diego Garcia military base, and which could also pave the way for people displaced decades ago to return home. It is a region where India and China are in a contest of influence.
UK hands Indian Ocean islands to Mauritius but keeps military base
Britain on Thursday said it would give up sovereignty of the Chagos Islands to Mauritius but under what US President Joe Biden called a “historic agreement” will keep its strategic joint military base with the United States on Diego Garcia.
UK gives Chagos islands to Mauritius to secure military base
The deal over the British Indian Ocean Territory, also known as the Chagos islands, will give the UK an initial 99-year lease over Diego Garcia in return for accepting Mauritian sovereignty. Diego Garcia will also be kept out of a deal for Mauritius to resettle the islands,
UK, Mauritius reach deal on Diego Garcia military base, India welcomes agreement
India played a “quiet but important role in the background” during the negotiations, firmly backing the Mauritian position
Britain to give Chagos Island to Mauritius, retain US-UK military base
Operation of Diego Garcia, a strategic military base jointly operated by the UK and US, is protected by the agreement.
eturbonews
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British Diego Garcia Is A Big Win for Mauritius Raising the China Fear in the Indian Ocean
Critics in Britain fear this would open access to China, but a British-US military base will remain even after Mauritius ...
MercoPress
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British Indian Ocean Territory of Chagos to be handed over to Mauritius
The Government of Labour Prime Minister Keir Starmer agreed Thursday to hand over sovereignty over the British Indian Ocean ...
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British Indian Ocean Territory (Chagos islands)
The British Indian Ocean Territory (BIOT) is a UK Overseas Territory situated halfway between Tanzania and Indonesia and comprising the seven atolls of the Chagos Archipelago, itself comprising over 1 ...
Opinion
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Opinion
Labour is putting the jewel of our strategic crown in the Indian Ocean at risk
Three months in and Labour are already leaving us weaker and opening the door to our rivals. Keir Starmer’s legalism, not ...
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