The Chagos Archipelago was separated from Mauritius in 1965, when Mauritius was still a British colony. Britain purchased the ...

Why are the Chagos Islands British ... For geostrategic reasons, and to please its US ally – the location of the islands made them an ideal site for defence and communications facilities ...

Current local time in Chagos (Indian/Chagos timezone). Get information about the Indian/Chagos time zone. Local time and date, DST adjusted (where ever daylight saving time is applicable) current time ...

Britain and Mauritius are finalizing a deal to transfer sovereignty over the Chagos Islands, a U.K. territory that is home to a major U.S. military base LONDON -- Britain and Mauritius are ...

Responding to an urgent question in the Commons, Mr Doughty said: “Both sides remain committed to concluding a deal on the future of the Chagos archipelago, which protects the long-term ...

LONDON (AP) — Two women born on the Chagos Islands are seeking to take the British government to court over a proposed deal to transfer sovereignty of the disputed Indian Ocean archipelago to ...