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It is to be noted here that India has expressed support for the treaty between Mauritius and the United Kingdom that returns control of the Chagos Archipelago, including Diego Garcia, to Mauritius.
India has expressed its support for the treaty signed between the United Kingdom and Mauritius, which aims to restore Mauritian sovereignty over the Chagos Archipelago, including Diego Garcia.
Early on Thursday, an emergency injunction from the High Court had stopped the government from concluding the Chagos Island agreement to hand over sovereignty of the archipelago to Mauritius.
In its reaction, India said it has consistently supported Mauritius's "legitimate claim" over the Chagos Archipelago in keeping with its principled position on "decolonisation, respect for ...
The Chagos Archipelago is a group of six atolls with more than 600 individual islands in the Indian Ocean, 500 km (300 miles) south of the Maldives and halfway between Africa and Indonesia.
In its reaction, India said it has consistently supported Mauritius's "legitimate claim" over the Chagos Archipelago in keeping with its principled position on "decolonisation, respect for ...
A high court judge's order has blocked the UK government's plan to hand over the Chagos archipelago to Mauritius. The UK government has been banned from handing over the disputed Chagos Island to ...
As part of the deal, the UK will lease back a military base on the archipelago for 99 years. Robert Jenrick, the former justice secretary, told Sky News that the Chagos Islands deal is a "sell-out ...
The UK and Mauritius on May 22, 2025, announced they had agreed a treaty concerning the Chagos Archipelago. Over 50 years ago, the UK and US forcibly displaced the entire Chagossian Indigenous ...
The Falkland Islands Legislative Assembly issued a public statement on Thursday acknowledging the UK Government’s recent decision to move forward with a sovereignty transfer of the Chagos ...
the Chagos Archipelago. We commend both the United Kingdom and Mauritius for their leadership, vision, and commitment to ensure that Diego Garcia remains fully operational for the duration of this ...
Human Rights Watch said on Friday the U.K. government's deal to hand over the Chagos Islands to Mauritius could "entrench" the exile of Chagossians from the archipelago's biggest island.