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PM Modi congratulates Navin Ramgoolam on Mauritius poll win as Pravind Jugnauth concedes

India Today

Prime Minister Narendra Modi spoke with Navin Ramgoolam on Monday to congratulate him on his victory in the parliamentary polls and said he was looking forward to working closely with him to strengthen the "special and unique partnership" between the two countries. Prime Minister of Mauritius Pravind Jugnauth has reportedly accepted that his coalition, L'Alliance Lepep, has suffered a "huge …

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1 month, 2 weeks ago

Mauritius holds parliamentary election with cost of living crisis key issue

Al Jazeera

About a million people are expected to choose 62 members to parliament with standard of living crisis on top of voters’ mind. There are about one million registered voters who will elect 62 members to the National Assembly, with the cost of living crisis topping the election issues in the Indian Ocean archipelago. Prime Minister Pravind Kumar Jugnauth’s Militant Socialist …

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1 month, 2 weeks ago

Mauritius holds election with cost of living on everyone’s minds

Live Mint

By Villen Anganan PORT LOUIS - Mauritius holds a parliamentary election on Sunday with incumbent Prime Minister Pravind Kumar Jugnauth and his main rivals all promising to tackle a cost of living crisis in the Indian Ocean archipelago. "The alliance led by the prime minister is selling the economic prosperity card, with promises of more money to different segments of …

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1 month, 2 weeks ago

Mauritius holds election with cost of living on everyone’s minds

Live Mint

By Villen Anganan PORT LOUIS, Nov 10 - Mauritius holds a parliamentary election on Sunday with incumbent Prime Minister Pravind Kumar Jugnauth and his main rivals all promising to tackle a cost of living crisis in the Indian Ocean archipelago. "The alliance led by the prime minister is selling the economic prosperity card, with promises of more money to different …

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2 months, 1 week ago

Why Labour’s Chagos handover is a win for China – and a disaster for the ecosystem

The Telegraph

When Captain Robert Moresby sailed through the Chagos Islands between 1834 and 1837, to conduct the first survey of the archipelago by a British explorer, he was struck by the atoll’s remarkable natural beauty. They believe that without British oversight, fishing vessels – mostly from India and Sri Lanka – could plunder Chagos’ pristine waters, especially for sharks destined for …

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2 months, 2 weeks ago

James Cleverly feels the heat over Chagos deal: Tory leader contender blasts 'weak' handover to Mauritius... even though HE started talks with China ally two years ago

Daily Mail

James Cleverly was last night at the centre of a blame game over his role in the Chagos Islands being given away. Mr Cleverly announced he had opened talks over the Indian Ocean cluster soon after becoming foreign secretary, saying in November 2022: ‘The UK and Mauritius have decided to begin negotiations on the exercise of sovereignty over the British …

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2 months, 2 weeks ago

Republicans warn the UK’s decision to give up the Chagos Islands will boost China

The Telegraph

Top Republicans have warned that the United Kingdom’s decision to give up the Chagos Islands will boost China. Decision ‘gives in to Chinese lawfare’ The base on Diego Garcia was “essential” to countering China in the Indo-Pacific region, he added. James Risch, a member of the Senate’s foreign affairs committee, said the U.K.’s decision “gives in to Chinese lawfare and …

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2 months, 2 weeks ago

Chagossians accuse Sir Keir Starmer of treating them like 'second-class citizens' after UK struck deal to hand over Chagos Islands to Mauritius

Daily Mail

Chagossians living in the UK have accused Sir Keir Starmer of treating them like ‘second-class citizens’. Frankie Bontemps with members of the Chaggosian community in Crawley Keir Starmer made the announcement in a joint statement with his Mauritian counterpart today Diego Garcia, the largest island in the Chagos archipelago and site of a major United States military base in the …

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2 months, 2 weeks ago

U.K. to restore sovereignty of Chagos islands to Mauritius

The Hindu

The United Kingdom and Mauritius have reached a historic political agreement to secure the strategically important U.K.-U.S. military base on Diego Garcia and towards restoring Mauritian sovereignty over the Chagos archipelago. “It sees Mauritius assume sovereignty over British Indian Ocean Territory, with the U.K. authorised to exercise the sovereign rights of Mauritius on Diego Garcia.” The political agreement is subject …

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3 months, 2 weeks ago

DAILY MAIL COMMENT: Sheer hypocrisy of Keir's crony culture

Daily Mail

It was bad enough that prominent Labour donor Lord Alli was given an access-all-areas pass to Downing Street and was allowed to throw a jolly party there for friends and fellow fundraisers. Lord Alli is said to have been working with senior party officials since early this year to compile a list of placemen and women to fill high-profile roles …

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3 months, 3 weeks ago

Labour opens door to handing Chagos Islands back to Mauritius

The Telegraph

Labour has opened the door to handing the Chagos Islands back to Mauritius. Plans to return the Chagos Islands to Mauritius were set to be dropped last year amid opposition from Grant Shapps, then the defence secretary, and concerns about Mauritius’s alliance with China. Baroness Chapman, a Foreign Office minister, said: “The Prime Minister and Foreign Secretary met the Mauritian …

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5 months, 1 week ago

India backs Mauritius’ efforts to reclaim Chagos Archipelago

Hindustan Times

NEW DELHI: India will continue supporting Mauritius on the issue of Chagos Archipelago in line with its stand on decolonisation, external affairs minister S Jaishankar said on Tuesday amid the Indian Ocean nation’s efforts to reclaim the British-administered islands that house a major US military base. External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar calls on Prime Minister of Mauritius Pravind Kumar Jugnauth …

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8 months ago

India’s Maritime Power Projection in the Southwest Indian Ocean Gets a Boost

The Diplomat

On February 29, in a virtual ceremony, India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Mauritian counterpart, Pravind Kumar Jugnauth, jointly inaugurated an airstrip, a jetty, and six community development initiatives on Mauritius’ Agaléga island. It was during Modi’s visit to Mauritius in 2015 that the two sides signed a Memorandum of Understanding, which provided for “setting up and upgradation of …

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10 months, 3 weeks ago

Rishi Sunak urged to cut off aid over Chagos Islands row

The Telegraph

Sir Robert Buckland, a former justice secretary, said it was a “clear attempt to shut down legitimate debate about the future of the Chagos Islands”. For normal relations to resume, that legislation must be repealed.” Dr Yuan Yi Zhu, an assistant professor of international law at Leiden University, said Britain should respond by cutting £3m in foreign aid payments. Limit …

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1 year, 1 month ago

Former head of the Navy warns handing over the Chagos Islands to China ally Mauritius would be a 'colossal mistake'

Daily Mail

The former head of the Navy has warned surrendering the Chagos Islands to an ally of China is a 'colossal mistake'. Admiral Lord West added his voice to concerns that it would endanger the UK's strategic interests to cede the territory to Mauritius. Admiral Lord West has warned surrendering the Chagos Islands to an ally of China is a 'colossal …

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1 year, 1 month ago

Giving China-aligned Mauritius the Chagos Islands would be ‘colossal mistake’

The Telegraph

Rishi Sunak has been warned by a former head of the Royal Navy that giving up the Chagos Islands to an ally of China would be a “colossal mistake”. He said that surrendering the Indian Ocean territory would heavily damage Britain’s national security and put the future of the Falkland Islands at risk. Future risk Lord West warned that agreeing …

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1 year, 9 months ago

DIARY | Mauritius is more than a tourist destination

The Hindu

Published : Mar 23, 2023 10:35 IST - 4 MINS READ It might not be a big surprise that superstar Amitabh Bachchan stares down at you from Le Pavillon shopping mall in downtown Port Louis, capital of Mauritius, almost 5,000 kilometres south of the Indian mainland. The polity is controlled and determined by Indian-origin people, who form 60 per cent …

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1 year, 10 months ago

Human Rights Watch condemns UK, US actions on Chagos Islands

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2 years ago

Lawmakers issue warning for future of Diego Garcia base if U.K. hands over island chain to Mauritius

Daily Mail

The Chagos Islands may be little more than specks in the middle of the Indian Ocean, but they are at the center of a looming diplomatic row over a key American military base and the rise of Chinese power. Lawmakers on both sides of the Atlantic have raised fears that the British government's decision to begin negotiations to hand over …

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2 years, 10 months ago

Britain’s ownership of Chagos Islands challenged as Mauritius plants flag

The Telegraph

Mauritius has formally challenged Britain’s ownership of the Chagos archipelago after Jagdish Koonjul, the Mauritian ambassador to the UN, raised the country's flag over the atoll of Peros Banhos. Mauritian officials sang the nation's national anthem and raised the flag at a ceremony at 10.30am local time, according to the Guardian. The United Kingdom separated them from Mauritius in 1965 …

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3 years, 9 months ago

Vessel with 130 tonnes of oil runs aground off Mauritius

Al Jazeera

Coastguards, floating containment lines deployed as traces of leak seen around the Chinese-flagged Lurong Yuan Yu. Mauritius has deployed its coastguard and armed forces after a Chinese-flagged trawler carrying 130 tonnes of oil ran aground off the Indian Ocean archipelago nation. It is the second shipwreck in less than a year off Mauritius after a tanker struck a reef in …

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4 years, 2 months ago

At UN, nations urge overdue reckoning with colonial crimes

The Independent

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4 years, 3 months ago

Stricken Japanese ship behind devastating Mauritius oil spill successfully sunk in open ocean

Firstpost

Officials have yet to reveal why the ship, which was making its way from Singapore to Brazil, came so close to the island. The broken stem of a Japanese-owned ship which ran aground causing a devastating oil spill in pristine waters off Mauritius, has been successfully sunk in the open ocean, the national crisis committee said Monday. The MV Wakashio …

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Fears Starmer deal won’t stop China building rival military base on Chagos Islands

PM Modi congratulates Navin Ramgoolam on Mauritius poll win as Pravind Jugnauth concedes

Mauritius holds parliamentary election with cost of living crisis key issue

Mauritius holds election with cost of living on everyone’s minds

Mauritius holds election with cost of living on everyone’s minds

Why Labour’s Chagos handover is a win for China – and a disaster for the ecosystem

James Cleverly feels the heat over Chagos deal: Tory leader contender blasts 'weak' handover to Mauritius... even though HE started talks with China ally two years ago

Republicans warn the UK’s decision to give up the Chagos Islands will boost China

Chagossians accuse Sir Keir Starmer of treating them like 'second-class citizens' after UK struck deal to hand over Chagos Islands to Mauritius

U.K. to restore sovereignty of Chagos islands to Mauritius

DAILY MAIL COMMENT: Sheer hypocrisy of Keir's crony culture

Labour opens door to handing Chagos Islands back to Mauritius

India backs Mauritius’ efforts to reclaim Chagos Archipelago

India’s Maritime Power Projection in the Southwest Indian Ocean Gets a Boost

Rishi Sunak urged to cut off aid over Chagos Islands row

Former head of the Navy warns handing over the Chagos Islands to China ally Mauritius would be a 'colossal mistake'

Giving China-aligned Mauritius the Chagos Islands would be ‘colossal mistake’

DIARY | Mauritius is more than a tourist destination

Human Rights Watch condemns UK, US actions on Chagos Islands

Lawmakers issue warning for future of Diego Garcia base if U.K. hands over island chain to Mauritius

Britain’s ownership of Chagos Islands challenged as Mauritius plants flag

Vessel with 130 tonnes of oil runs aground off Mauritius

At UN, nations urge overdue reckoning with colonial crimes

Stricken Japanese ship behind devastating Mauritius oil spill successfully sunk in open ocean