U.S. considers buying Chagos Islands: reports
The article reports that the U.S. White House is considering a plan to purchase the Chagos Islands from Mauritius, potentially bypassing the U.K. This move aims to secure the strategic Diego Garcia atoll, which hosts a vital U.S.-U.K. military facility in the Indian Ocean. The U.S. has previously expressed strong opposition to the U.K.'s plan to cede sovereignty of the islands to Mauritius, citing the critical national security importance of Diego Garcia.
The article reports that the U.S. White House is considering a plan to purchase the Chagos Islands from Mauritius, potentially bypassing the U.K. This move aims to secure the strategic Diego Garcia atoll, which hosts a vital U.S.-U.K. military facility in the Indian Ocean. The U.S. has previously expressed strong opposition to the U.K.'s plan to cede sovereignty of the islands to Mauritius, citing the critical national security importance of Diego Garcia.
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GS Paper 2: International Relations - India and its neighborhood- relations; Bilateral, regional and global groupings and agreements involving India and/or affecting India’s interests; Effect of policies and politics of developed and developing countries on India’s interests, Indian diaspora.
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