The British government handed over control of the Indian Ocean’s Chagos Islands to Mauritius on Oct. 3—a move that Britain’s ...

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A future treaty to that effect will end London's administration of what it currently calls the British Indian Ocean Territory. Diego Garcia, the largest in the Chagos group in the central Indian ...

Diego Garcia is off-limits to any non-military personnel. This restriction also applies to the wider British Indian Ocean Territory, which encompasses the islands. Because of these ...

the British Indian Ocean Territory, is set to be wound up. On Oct. 3, Britain and Mauritius released a joint statement detailing a historic agreement via which sovereignty over the Chagos Archipelago, ...

Mauritius has claimed the archipelago -- renamed the British Indian Ocean Territory -- since its independence in 1968 and has garnered increased international support. In 2019 the International ...

Without British oversight, experts fear fishing vessels will have free rein to harvest the region, damaging its pristine reef ...

Negotiations with Mauritius commenced last year over the Chagos Islands, also known as the British Indian Ocean Territory, culminating in an arrangement that entrusts Mauritius with sovereignty.