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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.
Where are the Chagos Islands, why is Britain giving up sovereignty and what happens to the Diego Garcia military base?
After years of negotiations, the UK is giving up its sovereignty over a cluster of strategically important Indian Ocean islands. The move has led to criticism from Britain's Conservative opposition and some local Indigenous groups.
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,
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Britain to hand contested Indian Ocean islands to Mauritius
LONDON: Britain said on Thursday it would give up sovereignty over the Chagos Islands to Mauritius, but under what President ...
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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 ...
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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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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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