Context:
Mauritius has rejected reports that the Trump administration planned to buy the Chagos Islands, stating that its sovereignty over Chagos is “non-negotiable.” The issue is geopolitically important because Diego Garcia, located in the Chagos Archipelago, hosts a major U.S.-U.K. military base.
Explanation:
- Chagos Archipelago lies in the Indian Ocean, south of Maldives and northeast of Mauritius.
- It was separated from Mauritius by the U.K. in 1965 to form the British Indian Ocean Territory.
- Diego Garcia is the largest island and hosts a strategically important U.S.-U.K. military base.
- Mauritius claims sovereignty over Chagos, calling its separation a colonial-era injustice.
- The ICJ advisory opinion, 2019 said the U.K. should end its administration of Chagos.
- The UN General Assembly also supported Mauritius’s claim
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