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The Unnoticed Beneficiary of the Mauritius-UK Chagos Island Deal? India.
New Delhi has far more influence on Mauritius than may be noticed in Europe. Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi held a ...
Chagos Islands judge who ruled against UK urged Britain to pay £18tn slavery reparations
International judge Patrick Robinson ruled against the UK over sovereignty of the Chagos Islands and co-authored a report ...
Saga of the Chagos Islands: Lingering legacies of British empire in a modern world
The transfer of Britain’s “last African colony” to Mauritius has sparked deep opposition, mistrust, and disappointment from multiple quarters. The dispute over the Chagos Archipelago remains a potent ...
No 10 does not rule out defence spending increase could go to Chagos deal
The prime minister says the increase will be used for the UK's "capability on defence and security in Europe" - but the ...
UK's Starmer wants 'strong protections' for military base in Chagos Islands deal
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer on Friday told his Mauritian counterpart, Navin Ramgoolam, that he wants "strong protections", including from "malign influence", for a U.S.-British military base ...
Foreign Office refuses to reveal cost of Chagos talks
Department minister says ‘to go back over expenses for last three years and manually check data would exceed reasonable costs ...
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Where are the Chagos Islands, why has the UK given them to Mauritius and what about the Falklands?
He said: “The British Prime Minister informed me that he intends to push ahead with the agreement reached between Mauritius and the United Kingdom on the Chagos archipelago. “We remain ...
Chagos islanders reject Starmer’s £9bn ‘trust fund’ as they plead to remain British
In a home still under construction on the steep outskirts of the Mauritian capital of Port Louis, the large crowd wearing ...
Keir Starmer’s £6bn military boost could fund Chagos surrender deal as PM refuses to rule out sending cash to Mauritius
SIR Keir Starmer’s £6bn military cash boost could help fund Labour’s Chagos surrender deal, the PM suggested today. At a fiery PMQs, Sir Keir refused THREE TIMES to rule out using ...
How I tracked down the Mauritian PM in search of Chagos deal answers
It was no mean feat to speak to Navin Ramgoolam about the fate of the Indian Ocean archipelago – and he didn’t give much away ...