The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) expressed its support for the UK-Mauritius Chagos archipelago agreement and said that the pact marks a significant milestone in the decolonisation process of ...

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

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

After more than half a century of dispute, the United Kingdom reached a “historic agreement” with Mauritius on Thursday ...

The UK-Mauritius agreement over the Chagos Archipelago marks a significant step in decolonization, allowing Mauritius ...

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

The Prime Minister said the agreement with Mauritius secures the long-term future of a joint UK-US military base.

LONDON (AP) -- The British government agreed Thursday to hand sovereignty of the long-contested Chagos Islands, an archipelago of more than 60 islands in the Indian Ocean, to Mauritius, in a deal to ...

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.

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

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