China has built up economic and military ties across the Indian Ocean. The region holds 40% of the world’s offshore oil and ...

An American-British military base at, Diego Garcia, an atoll in the islands, hosts one of America’s top submarine bases. The issue could rival that of Ukraine. “I’m hopeful that President Trump will ...

If Trump is looking to add American territory, why not step into the UK’s farcical negotiations with Mauritius?

Ahead of PM Modi’s visit, India backed Mauritius’ claims over Chagos, a strategically located Indian Ocean archipelago that ...

The U.K. government announced in October that it intends to hand the Chagos Islands to Mauritius — though Britain would retain control of Diego Garcia, the largest island where the military base ...

Families left the Indian Ocean islands in the 1960s and 70s to make way for a US Air Force base on Diego Garcia, the largest of the group of islands.

British plan to cede Chagos Islands sovereignty prompts concerns amid Chinese threat. | One of India's leading Digital News ...

After being convicted of assault and sexual crimes, he was granted refuge in Diego Garcia - the largest island of the Chagos ...

and there is currently restricted access to the islands, with permits required for travel. The proposed agreement includes a lease-back arrangement for the base on Diego Garcia, funded by British ...

Many of the original inhabitants of the islands who were forcibly expelled to make way for the base on Diego Garcia in the 1960s and 1970s are also critical of the agreement and say their voices ...