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 ...

Their account was supported by maps, diary entries and GPS data ... due to the island's unusual status as part of the British Indian Ocean Territory (Biot), BBC News reports.

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

The Indian Ocean archipelago had been a British island territory for over half a century, and now returns to neighbouring Mauritius. The deal stipulates that the strategically significant Diego ...

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

While both the Falklands and Gibraltar have large numbers of Britons, many Chagossians were forced to leave their island in the 1960s during the creation of the British Indian Ocean Territory and ...

At the heart of this decision is Diego Garcia, a vital US-UK military base in the Indian Ocean that is indispensable ... seeks to increasingly sacrifice British prosperity and its commitment ...

If you’re a fan of Indian food and British beer, a desi pub should be on your itinerary. Desi is the Sanskrit word for “homeland,” and here it refers to the India left behind by the ...