Chagos islanders plead for territories to stay British
In a home still under construction on the steep outskirts of the Mauritian capital of Port Louis, the large crowd wearing ...
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Shifting Sands at Diego Garcia
The military base at Diego Garcia, the so-called "Footprint of Freedom," is a seventeen-square mile atoll of the Chagos ...
Why is the Chagos Archipelago and Diego Garcia a Geopolitical Hotspot for the UPSC Exam?
With British PM Keir Starmer seeking ‘strong protections’ for the US-British base on Diego Garcia, the Chagos Archipelago is ...
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The Tamils stranded on 'secretive' British island in Indian Ocean
British navy ships rescued dozens and brought them to Diego Garcia, the largest of the disputed Chagos Islands in the British Indian Ocean Territory (Biot) – long claimed by Mauritius – and ...
US makes last-ditch intervention over Chagos deal
The US has made a last-ditch intervention on the future of the Chagos Islands, demanding a seat at the negotiating table ...
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UK announces new feasibility study into resettlement of the British Indian Ocean Territory
Subsequently, BIOT has consisted only of the six main island groups comprising the Chagos Archipelago. The largest and most southerly of the islands, Diego Garcia, contains a joint UK-US naval ...
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UK unlawfully detained migrants on Diego Garcia, judge finds
Diego Garcia is part of the Chagos Islands, or British Indian Ocean Territory (Biot), an area described as being "constitutionally distinct" from the UK. It is administered from London by a ...
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UK/Mauritius 3 October deal to protect national security, safeguarding operation of strategic military base
It sees Mauritius assume sovereignty over BIOT, with the UK authorized to exercise the sovereign rights of Mauritius on Diego Garcia. Foreign Secretary David Lammy said: “This government ...