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Farage warns ministers of ‘very deep disquiet’ in Trump camp over Chagos deal

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

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6 days, 5 hours ago

Prime minister of Mauritius reopens talks with UK over Chagos Islands deal

Al Jazeera

A historic deal for the United Kingdom to hand over control of the Chagos Islands to Mauritius has been put into question after the African island country’s new prime minister issued “counterproposals”. The British government still plans to hand over control of the chain of 60-some islands to Mauritius under the condition that a strategic joint UK-US military base on …

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1 month, 1 week ago

Donald Trump's team could challenge UK's deal to hand over Chagos Islands to Beijing-friendly Mauritius - after US president-elect appoints China hawks for crucial positions

Daily Mail

Fresh hopes have been raised that Donald Trump will oppose Britain's surrender of the Chagos Islands as he lines up two critics of the deal to crucial positions. The Florida Congressman has previously warned against the Chagos Islands being handed to an ally of China given that they are home to a crucial Anglo-American military base on Diego Garcia. He …

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2 months, 2 weeks ago

Chagos islanders displaced for a US military base protest a deal on their future made without them

Associated Press

LONDON — Islanders who were forced to leave their remote Indian Ocean home to make way for a U.S. military base half a century ago protested outside the U.K. Parliament on Monday against a deal they say has decided their homeland’s fate without them. The British government announced last week that it is handing the Chagos Islands to Mauritius under …

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2 months, 2 weeks ago

Diego Garcia row: Truss and Cleverly blamed as Starmer ‘surrenders’ key airbase islands

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2 months, 2 weeks ago

A tiny ocean island is home to a restricted US-UK military base. The secret just got out

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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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2 months, 3 weeks ago

Starmer hands Chagos Islands back to Mauritius

The Telegraph

Sir Keir Starmer has given up the Chagos Islands, handing the Indian Ocean territory to Mauritius. The islands include Diego Garcia, which hosts a strategically important US-UK military base. A joint statement by the Prime Minister and Pravind Jugnauth, his Mauritian counterpart, said: “Under the terms of this treaty the United Kingdom will agree that Mauritius is sovereign over the …

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2 months, 3 weeks ago

Fears over Gibraltar and Falklands’ future after Starmer’s Chagos giveaway

The Telegraph

‘Unique agreement’ A Foreign Office spokesman said: “The situations are not comparable. ‘Vital military base’ The Foreign Secretary said the pact was necessary because a series of international legal defeats had thrown the future of the base into doubt. “Today’s agreement secures this vital military base for the future,” he said. “It will strengthen our role in safeguarding global security, …

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3 months, 2 weeks ago

Blair's former chief of staff put in charge of talks over the future of strategically important Chagos Islands

Daily Mail

A new Labour grandee was yesterday put in charge of talks over the future of the UK-owned Chagos Islands. Jonathan Powell, who served as chief of staff to Tony Blair in No 10, was appointed as Sir Keir Starmer's Special Envoy for negotiations with Mauritius 'on the exercise of sovereignty' over the British Indian Ocean Territory. Mr Powell's experience in …

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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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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, 7 months ago

Whose Indo-Pacific Are You Talking About? - News18

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In geographical terms, Maldives is a small country compared to most others. In this overall background, the irony was that Maldivian Vice President Faisal Naseem was urging for peace in the Indian Ocean at a conference in Dhaka, Bangladesh, when the nation’s Foreign Minister Abdulla Shahid was participating and also co-moderating a green energy round-table of the Indo-Pacific Ministerial Forum …

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1 year, 11 months ago

No, Mauritius Will Not Give China a Military Base on the Chagos Islands

The Diplomat

Is the sun about to set on Britain’s control of the Chagos Islands? Kawczynski later arranged a parliamentary debate on the question of the Chagos Islands, using his allotted time to criticize the government’s decision to negotiate with Mauritius. To clear up any remaining doubt, none of the smaller Chagos Islands are suitable for hosting military installations, which is perhaps …

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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, 4 months ago

Why is India building a military base on Agaléga island?

Al Jazeera

New Delhi is seeking to expand its presence in the Indian Ocean to challenge Chinese expansionism. The vastness of the Indian Ocean means that P-8s and other maritime surveillance aircraft require airfields and refuelling facilities at staging points, which is where facilities like those on North Agaléga island come in. While India may publicly justify its effort and expense to …

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3 years, 4 months ago

Evidence points to secret Indian navy base on Mauritian island

Al Jazeera

Analysis of data suggests construction of airstrip and jetty for military use as India expands influence towards Africa. “I think it’s an absolutely perfect spot for a military base.” Using shipping data, Al Jazeera tracked about a dozen bulk carriers that made the trip from Indian ports to Agaléga to deliver construction materials. “We see China asserting greater influence and …

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3 years, 4 months ago

Agaléga islanders fear for future due to secret Indian navy base

Al Jazeera

Inhabitants of the remote Mauritian island of Agaléga fear expulsion, can see parallels with Diego Garcia. “We do need a port, on the other hand, we can “Our kids, our youth who are unemployed, are not being trained.” Diego Garcia The Agaléens fear their fate will echo that of the residents of Diego Garcia, a Mauritian island the country’s former …

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4 years, 4 months ago

Mauritius seeks compensation as oil spill cleanup continues

Associated Press

JOHANNESBURG — Mauritius says it is seeking compensation from the owners of a Japanese ship that spilled oil after it grounded in the shallow waters off the Indian Ocean island nation, while urgent efforts continue to pump out the remaining fuel. The MV Wakashio has spilled 1,000 tons of its cargo of 4,000 tons of oil into the sea, fouling …

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Farage warns ministers of ‘very deep disquiet’ in Trump camp over Chagos deal

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

Prime minister of Mauritius reopens talks with UK over Chagos Islands deal

Donald Trump's team could challenge UK's deal to hand over Chagos Islands to Beijing-friendly Mauritius - after US president-elect appoints China hawks for crucial positions

Chagos islanders displaced for a US military base protest a deal on their future made without them

Diego Garcia row: Truss and Cleverly blamed as Starmer ‘surrenders’ key airbase islands

A tiny ocean island is home to a restricted US-UK military base. The secret just got out

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

Starmer hands Chagos Islands back to Mauritius

Fears over Gibraltar and Falklands’ future after Starmer’s Chagos giveaway

Blair's former chief of staff put in charge of talks over the future of strategically important Chagos Islands

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

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’

Whose Indo-Pacific Are You Talking About? - News18

No, Mauritius Will Not Give China a Military Base on the Chagos Islands

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

Why is India building a military base on Agaléga island?

Evidence points to secret Indian navy base on Mauritian island

Agaléga islanders fear for future due to secret Indian navy base

Mauritius seeks compensation as oil spill cleanup continues