The Chagos archipelago and the Diego Garcia base are strategically located in the Indian Ocean, and the West is fearful they could fall under the influence of a pro-China Mauritius administration.

The Chagos Archipelago lies in the middle of the Indian Ocean and comprises 58 islands including Diego Garcia, which houses a major joint British and American military base. The Archipelago has been ...

ongoing conversations and exchanges on finalizing a historic Treaty on the exercise of sovereignty over the Chagos Archipelago. Further on it said “both countries reiterated their commitment to ...

Mauritius's deputy prime minister has hinted that negotiations with the UK over the future of the Chagos Islands are ... sovereignty to Mauritius over the archipelago but maintain a 99-year ...

Mauritius has been demanding £800million a year and ‘billions of pounds in reparations’ as part of the beleaguered Chagos Islands ... his surrender of the archipelago after Mauritius ...

Britain agreed to hand over the Chagos Islands archipelago, also known as the British Indian Ocean Territory, to Mauritius in October. But Mauritius has reportedly asked for £800million a year ...

The United Kingdom’s (UK) October agreement to transfer sovereignty of the Chagos Archipelago to Mauritius appeared to address longstanding international legal issues surrounding decolonisation and ...

A bus carrying several foreign tourists went off the road and ended up partially submerged in a lake near the Raftsundet strait that separates the Lofoten archipelago from the Norwegian mainland ...

The Chagos Archipelago dispute is a microcosm of the broader tensions shaping global maritime geopolitics. The United Kingdom's (UK) October agreement to transfer sovereignty of the Chagos ...

The UK’s October agreement to transfer sovereignty of the Chagos Archipelago to Mauritius appeared to address longstanding international legal issues surrounding decolonisation and provide a ...