Washington said the deal protected the long-term, secure and effective operation of the strategic military base.

India played an important role in forging a historic deal between Mauritius and the United Kingdom over the strategically ...

Britain ceded control over the Chagos Archipelago after years of negotiations with Mauritius. India has maintained strong ...

The U.K. will maintain de facto control over Diego Garcia, and the crucial U.S. military facility there, for another 99 years ...

The British government agreed Thursday to hand sovereignty of the long-contested Chagos Islands, an archipelago of more than ...

In a historic development, UK government has agreed to hand sovereignty of the long-contested Chagos Islands to Mauritius, ...

Mauritius has long argued it was forced to give up the islands in 1965 in return for independence from Britain ...

LONDON/PORT LOUIS, (REUTERS) – Britain said on October 3 it would cede sovereignty of the Chagos Islands to Mauritius in a ...

In a landmark pact, the UK recognizes Mauritian sovereignty over the Chagos Islands, including Diego Garcia, amid Indian ...

India played a pivotal yet understated role in resolving the decades-long dispute over the Chagos archipelago. The historic agreement, which returned sovereignty of the islands to Mauritius after two ...

The British government made the deal to return all the Chagos Islands, except for Diego Garcia, which holds a U.K.-U.S. Navy base.