Diego Garcia, the largest in the Chagos group in the central Indian Ocean, is about 1,300 miles northeast of Mauritian capital Port Louis.For half a century, it has been a staging area for major ...

India welcomed the UK-Mauritius agreement on the “return of Mauritian sovereignty over the Chagos archipelago, including Diego Garcia” as it “completes the decolonisation of Mauritius ...

The base, called the Navy Support Facility Diego Garcia, is home to around 2,500 personnel. The base sits on Diego Garcia, ... which has received support from both the U.S. and India.

The US and UK signed an agreement in 1966 making the archipelago available for their defence needs. The land for the base was acquired in 1967 and the plantation on Diego Garcia was shut down in 1971.

Sir Keir Starmer defends the UK's £3.4bn Chagos islands deal after Kemi Badenoch says it is bad value for money.

LONDON/PORT LOUIS, (REUTERS) – Britain said on October 3 it would cede sovereignty of the Chagos Islands to Mauritius in a deal it said secured the future of the UK-U.S. Diego Garcia military ...

India supported Mauritius sovereignty over the Chagos Archipelago. But New Delhi must also be relieved that the United Kingdom, which agreed this month to hand back the disputed Indian Ocean territory ...

The UK agreed to transfer the Chagos Archipelago to Mauritius after 99 years. The initial period allows the UK to manage Diego Garcia while ensuring the base's operation.

The Chagos Islands have been under British control since 1814, when they were ceded by France. The archipelago is best known for the military base on Diego Garcia, which has supported U.S ...

US News: The US has deployed six B-2 stealth bombers to Diego Garcia in response to rising tensions with Iran. This move, representing 30% of the USAF’s stealt ...