The United Kingdom agrees to transfer sovereignty of the Chagos archipelago to Mauritius. India and the United States support this. The US military base at Diego Garcia remains for 99 years. India played an important background role and supported Mauritius's claim.

Diego Garcia in the Indian Ocean is one of the most important US military bases and was used for wars in Afghanistan and Iraq

While the UK and US retain a key strategic military base in the Indian Ocean, the two governments remain apprehensive over the security of the island.

India played an important role in forging a historic deal between Mauritius and the United Kingdom over the strategically significant UK-US military base on Diego Garcia, a move that finally de-colonised the tiny island nation.