Chagos Islands, Mauritius and Indian Ocean
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,
India welcomes UK-Mauritius deal on Chagos Islands in Indian Ocean
With the political agreement between London and Port Louis ensuring the continued operation of the strategic military base jointly operated by the United Kingdom and the United States in Diego Garcia, New Delhi is of the view that the deal would reinforce the long-term security of the Indian Ocean region.
US lauds 'historic' UK-Mauritius agreement securing future of strategic Diego Garcia base
The United States on Thursday welcomed the "historic agreement" between the United Kingdom and Mauritius on the exercise of sovereignty over the Chagos Archipelago and securing
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 cedes Chagos Island sovereignty to Mauritius, retains Diego Garcia airbase
By Alistair Smout, Michael Holden and Villen AngananLONDON/PORT LOUIS (Reuters) -Britain said on Thursday it would cede sovereignty of the Chagos Islands to Mauritius in a deal it said secured the future of the UK-U.
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.
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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 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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
UK hands over remote Indian Ocean islands after decades-long battle
In a historic move, Prime Minister Keir Starmer confirmed that a deal had been reached to hand over the Chagos Islands to ...