Geopolitical Tensions Delay Chagos Islands Transfer to Mauritius
Diplomatic disputes with the U.S. have stalled the UK's plan to return the Chagos Islands to Mauritius, raising concerns over the future of a strategic military base.
The United Kingdom's long-standing promise to return the Chagos Islands to Mauritius has been indefinitely frozen, as geopolitical tensions with the United States have complicated the handover process. The Chagos Islands, a remote archipelago in the Indian Ocean, have been under British control since the 1960s, and the presence of a joint UK-US military base on the largest island, Diego Garcia, has been a source of controversy for decades.
The planned transfer of the Chagos Islands to Mauritius was seen as a step towards resolving a longstanding colonial dispute, but the fallout with the Trump administration has put those plans on hold. The UK government has cited its
Source: Deutsche Welle
